Elizabeth Goodridge
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Elizabeth Goodridge (1798–1882) was an American
painter who specialized in miniature
s. She was the younger sister of Sarah Goodridge
, also an American miniaturist.
Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts
, the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ebenezer Goodridge and his wife Beulah Childs. Eliza's earliest miniatures date from the late 1820s and are similar in style to her sister's work, although not as technically advanced. At an early age, she began drawing and showed an aptitude for art. Women's educational opportunities were limited at the time and where Goodridge lived, so she was essentially a self-taught artist.
Goodridge probably began her career in Boston working with her sister, but spent most of her life in the central part of Massachusetts. She lived in Templeton, Massachusetts, and made several extended trips to Worcester in the 1830s and 1840s, during which time she lived with and
painted members of the Foster Family.
In 1849, at the age of fifty-one, Goodridge married Colonel Ephriam Stone, who owned a general store and sawmill in Templeton.
The American Antiquarian Society
's portrait collection contains the largest representation - 12 images - of Eliza Goodridge's known work. The Worcester Art Museum
also houses several of
Goodridge's miniatures.
Among Goodridge's better-known miniatures are Mrs. Alice Goudry of Wilmington, Massachusetts
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
; Stephen Salisbury III (1838), a watercolor on ivory
, in the Worcester Art Museum
; Sophia Dwight Foster Burnside (ca. 1830), in the American Antiquarian Society
collection; and Julia Porter Dwight (ca. 1832), a portrait of the grandniece of Yale President Timothy Dwight, in the Yale University Art Gallery
, New Haven, CT.
Goodridge's landscapes include View of Round Hill, Northhampton, 1824, and View of Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River, ca. 1827.
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painter who specialized in miniature
Miniature (illuminated manuscript)
The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple decoration of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment...
s. She was the younger sister of Sarah Goodridge
Sarah Goodridge
Sarah Goodridge was an American painter who specialized in miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth Goodridge, also an American miniaturist....
, also an American miniaturist.
Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts
Templeton, Massachusetts
Templeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,013 at the 2010 census. The town comprises four main villages: Templeton Center, East Templeton, Baldwinville, and Otter River...
, the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ebenezer Goodridge and his wife Beulah Childs. Eliza's earliest miniatures date from the late 1820s and are similar in style to her sister's work, although not as technically advanced. At an early age, she began drawing and showed an aptitude for art. Women's educational opportunities were limited at the time and where Goodridge lived, so she was essentially a self-taught artist.
Goodridge probably began her career in Boston working with her sister, but spent most of her life in the central part of Massachusetts. She lived in Templeton, Massachusetts, and made several extended trips to Worcester in the 1830s and 1840s, during which time she lived with and
painted members of the Foster Family.
In 1849, at the age of fifty-one, Goodridge married Colonel Ephriam Stone, who owned a general store and sawmill in Templeton.
The American Antiquarian Society
American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society , located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American History and culture. Its main building, known also as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
's portrait collection contains the largest representation - 12 images - of Eliza Goodridge's known work. The Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
also houses several of
Goodridge's miniatures.
Among Goodridge's better-known miniatures are Mrs. Alice Goudry of Wilmington, Massachusetts
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
; Stephen Salisbury III (1838), a watercolor on ivory
Ivory
Ivory is a term for dentine, which constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals, when used as a material for art or manufacturing. Ivory has been important since ancient times for making a range of items, from ivory carvings to false teeth, fans, dominoes, joint tubes, piano keys and...
, in the Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
; Sophia Dwight Foster Burnside (ca. 1830), in the American Antiquarian Society
American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society , located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American History and culture. Its main building, known also as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
collection; and Julia Porter Dwight (ca. 1832), a portrait of the grandniece of Yale President Timothy Dwight, in the Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
, New Haven, CT.
Goodridge's landscapes include View of Round Hill, Northhampton, 1824, and View of Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River, ca. 1827.