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]
Frances M. Goodwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1855 Newcastle, Indiana |
| Died | 1929 (aged 73–74) Newcastle, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
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
edit- Bust of Vice President Schuyler Colfax, marble, (ca. 1897) United States Capitol, District of Columbia[4]
- Bust of Benjamin Parker, Henry County Historical Society, New Castle, Indiana
- Robert Dale Owen, Indiana State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, (1911) The bust disappeared in the 1970s[5]
- Eve, created with Robert William Davidson, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, first exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair[6]
- bust of Captain Everett, Riverhead Cemetery, New York[7]
References
edit- ^ The Indianian. Indiana Trustees' Association. 22 July 1898. p. 248 – via Internet Archive.
Frances M Goodwin 'education statue.
- ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p.289
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ Greiff, Glory-June, Remembrance, Faith & Fancy: Outdoor Public Sculpture in Indiana, Indian Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, 2005 p.165
- ^ Davidson, Robert William; Goodwin, Frances M. (22 July 2018). "Eve" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
- ^ Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p. 335