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Boston, Massachusetts, US. Known for. Portrait miniature. Sarah Goodridge (February 5, 1788 – December 28, 1853; also referred to as Sarah Goodrich) [1] was an American painter who specialized in portrait miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth Goodridge, also an American miniaturist.
- Portrait miniature
- February 5, 1788, Templeton, Massachusetts, US
Luce Artist Biography. Sarah Goodridge studied with Gilbert Stuart, and often painted miniature copies of his portraits. Although she remained unmarried, Goodridge fell in love with orator Daniel Webster, and visited him twice in Washington, during the winters of 1828 and 1841.
- February 5, 1788
- December 28, 1853
Beauty Revealed is an 1828 self-portrait by the American artist Sarah Goodridge, a watercolor portrait miniature on a piece of ivory. Depicting only the artist's bared breasts surrounded by white cloth, the 6.7-by-8-centimeter (2.6 by 3.1 in) painting, originally backed with paper, is now in a modern frame.
- 6.7 cm × 8 cm (2.6 in × 3.1 in)
- Sarah Goodridge
- 1828
Apr 24, 2024 · Sarah Goodridge (born February 5, 1788, Templeton, Massuchusetts, U.S.—died December 28, 1853, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American painter of exceptional natural talent who overcame her untutored beginnings to become a highly successful miniaturist.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Jun 29, 2023 · A comic by a student illustrator celebrates the life and work of Sarah Goodridge, a 19th century miniature painter who painted prominent members of Boston society. The comic depicts her rural and urban scenes, her fashion, and her passion for art. Learn more about her story and the artist's legacy.
- Howard Kaplan
Sarah Goodridge (February 5, 1788 – December 28, 1853) was an American painter who specialized in miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth (Eliza) Goodridge, also an American miniaturist. Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts, the sixth child and third daughter of Ebenezer Goodridge and his wife Beulah Childs.
Learn about the life and work of Sarah Goodridge, one of the first American women to earn a living as a working artist, through this short comic by a student-illustrator. The comic is part of a series Drawn to Art: Tales of Inspiring Women Artists that illuminates the stories of women artists in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
