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Frances M. Goodwin

Frances M. Goodwin

American sculptor


Frances M. Goodwin (1855–1929) was an American sculptor born in Newcastle, Indiana. Goodwin began her studies in Indianapolis, briefly studying at the Indiana Art Association, and then at the Chicago Art Institute[1] where she studied with Lorado Taft and then at the Art Students League under Daniel Chester French.[2]

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Her statue representing "Education" was exhibited at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, in the Indiana State Building.[3]

She died in Newcastle, Indiana, the town in which she was born, in 1929.

Selected works


References

  1. The Indianian. Indiana Trustees' Association. 22 July 1898. p. 248 via Internet Archive. Frances M Goodwin 'education statue.
  2. Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p.289
  3. Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 172
  4. Greiff, Glory-June, Remembrance, Faith & Fancy: Outdoor Public Sculpture in Indiana, Indian Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, 2005 p.165
  5. Davidson, Robert William; Goodwin, Frances M. (22 July 2018). "Eve" via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  6. Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p. 335

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