American, 1868 - 1941
Hewlett, architect, mural painter and scenic designer studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and at Columbia University, graduating in architecture from the old College of Mines in 1890 under Ware. He entered the office of McKim, Mead and White in 1895 and then studied painting in Paris in the atelier of P.V. Gailland for two years. Upon his return he formed the architectural firm of Lord and Hewlett (1909-32). He concentrated on mural painting in the later part of his life. His first wife was Anna Willetts whom he married in 1894 (died 1920); he married Estell Rodgers in 1924.
His architectural works include: the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Albany; Civil War Memorial, Philadelphia; Brooklyn Masonic Temple; Brooklyn Hospital; St. Johns Hospital, Brooklyn; Danbury, Conn. Hospital, and the 147 room Clark Mansion at Fifth Avenue and 77th Street, New York City.
His murals include: those at the Willard Straight Memorial Theatre, Cornell University; The Bank of New York, 43 Wall Street; Farmers Trust Co., Lancaster, PA; Elihu Root Memorial, Washington, DC; Carnegie Technical School; Columbia University Club; Newark and Essex Bank, Newark, NJ; and the Bronx County building.
Hewlett was resident director of the American Academy in Rome (1932-1935). During that time he experimented with majolica mosaic work.
Hewlett submitted four architectural drawings to qualify as Academician.
His architectural works include: the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Albany; Civil War Memorial, Philadelphia; Brooklyn Masonic Temple; Brooklyn Hospital; St. Johns Hospital, Brooklyn; Danbury, Conn. Hospital, and the 147 room Clark Mansion at Fifth Avenue and 77th Street, New York City.
His murals include: those at the Willard Straight Memorial Theatre, Cornell University; The Bank of New York, 43 Wall Street; Farmers Trust Co., Lancaster, PA; Elihu Root Memorial, Washington, DC; Carnegie Technical School; Columbia University Club; Newark and Essex Bank, Newark, NJ; and the Bronx County building.
Hewlett was resident director of the American Academy in Rome (1932-1935). During that time he experimented with majolica mosaic work.
Hewlett submitted four architectural drawings to qualify as Academician.
