Elizabeth Goodridge facts for kids
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Elizabeth Goodridge
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Elizabeth Goodridge, ca. 1870
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Elizabeth Goodridge
March 12, 1798 Templeton, Massachusetts
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| Died | April 18, 1882 (aged 84) Reading, Massachusetts
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| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Miniaturist |
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Ephriam Stone
(m. 1849) |
Elizabeth (Eliza) Goodridge (born March 12, 1798 – died April 18, 1882) was an American artist. She was famous for painting tiny, detailed pictures called miniatures. Eliza was the younger sister of Sarah Goodridge, who was also a talented miniature painter.
Early Life and Art Skills
Eliza Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts. She was the seventh child in her family. From a young age, Eliza loved to draw and showed a natural talent for art.
Back then, it was hard for women to get a good education, especially in art. Because of this, Eliza mostly taught herself how to paint. Her first miniatures appeared in the late 1820s. They looked a lot like her sister's work, but Eliza was still learning the advanced techniques.
Eliza's Painting Career
Eliza Goodridge likely started her career in Boston. She probably worked with her sister, Sarah, there. However, Eliza spent most of her life living in central Massachusetts. She lived in her hometown of Templeton.
Eliza also made several long visits to Worcester in the 1830s and 1840s. During these trips, she stayed with the Foster Family. She painted many portraits of their family members.
The American Antiquarian Society has a large collection of Eliza Goodridge's work. They own 12 of her known miniatures. The Worcester Art Museum also has several of her tiny paintings.
Some of Eliza's most famous miniatures include:
- Alice Goudry of Wilmington, Massachusetts, which is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Stephen Salisbury III (painted in 1838), a watercolor on ivory at the Worcester Art Museum.
- Sophia Dwight Foster Burnside (around 1830), part of the American Antiquarian Society collection.
- Julia Porter Dwight (around 1832), a portrait of the grandniece of Yale President Timothy Dwight. This painting is at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT.
Eliza Goodridge also painted landscapes. These include:
- View of Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River, painted around 1827.
- View of Round Hill, Northampton, Massachusetts, painted in 1824.
Both of these landscape paintings are at the Worcester Art Museum.
Personal Life
In 1849, when Eliza was 51 years old, she married Colonel Ephraim Stone. He owned a general store and a sawmill in Templeton.
See also
In Spanish: Elizabeth Goodridge para niños
