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Helen Sewell

American children's illustrator and writer (1896-1957)
Person Human Q5703123

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
June 27, 1896
Date of death
February 24, 1957
Place of birth
Mare Island
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, children's writer, illustrator
Notable work
Little House on the Prairie[10]
Father
William Elbridge Sewell[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[18]
Family name
Sewell[12]
Given name
Helen[13]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art[17]
Name in native language
Helen Sewell[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helen Moore Sewell en Helen Sewell ar هيلين سيويل he הלן סוול ru Хелен Мур Сьюэлл ru Хелен Сьюэлл
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000388003320
VIAF cluster ID
281060735
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79078121
GND ID
1028937806
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/10352
Artists of the World ID
00041322
Artnet artist ID
helen-moore-sewell
AskArt person ID
24327
Awards & Winners artist ID
03hhy95
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u14840
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Helen-Moore-Sewell
FAST ID
39184
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Freebase ID
/m/03hhy95
Geni profile ID
6000000075787131865
IdRef ID
164153489
Invaluable.com person ID
755kv7b9by
J9U entity ID
987007345452705171
NLA Trove people ID
972131
NUKAT ID
n2004027523
National Gallery of Art artist ID
34264
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200704283
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543124205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100617867
Online Books Page author ID
Sewell, Helen, 1896-1957
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100457565
Project Gutenberg author ID
51345
SNAC ARK ID
w6js9vmj
WikiTree person ID
Sewell-4668
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGVw97vQXgPYg74WMF8C
Yale LUX ID
person/ca657410-0137-4156-a07b-21dcb0a93171

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🔗 Connections
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Little House on the Prairie, Little House in the Big Woods, On the Banks of Plum Creek, Farmer Boy, By the Shores of Silver Lake, Little Town on the Prairie, The Long Winter, These Happy Golden Years
Occupation 2
writer, children's writer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Helen
Has works in the collection 1
National Gallery of Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Notable work 1
Little House on the Prairie
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
Mare Island
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Helen Sewell was born on June 27, 1896[1], in Mare Island[2]. She died on February 24, 1957[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a writer[5], children's writer[6], and illustrator[7].

FAQs

Where was Helen Sewell born?

Helen Sewell was born in Mare Island[2].

Where did Helen Sewell die?

Helen Sewell passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Helen Sewell's parents?

Helen Sewell's father was William Elbridge Sewell[8].

What did Helen Sewell do for work?

Helen Sewell worked as a writer[5], children's writer[6], and illustrator[7].

Related Entities

National Gallery of Art New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000388003320
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63891: ISNI fix"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000388003320
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63746: replace redirected ISNI with target"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Little House on the Prairie
    Given name → Helen
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Art+Feminism
    Family name → Sewell
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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