Sarah Carter Frothingham (1821–July 20, 1861) was an American miniature painter.

Biography

Sarah C. Frothingham was born in 1821 in

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, United States. Her father,

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(1786–1864), who was an academic and portrait painter, was her instructor. In 1837, when she was sixteen years old, she first exhibited her paintings at the

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. Between 1837 and 1845, she did most of her paintings in New York. She also showed her miniature paintings at the exhibitions held in the

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, the Boston Artists' Association, and the Brooklyn (New York) Institute. In 1841, she was elected as an associate of the National Academy of Design. However, her membership was forfeited for not presenting a portrait of herself within one year of election as per the by-laws of the academy. In 1846, on her second election, a portrait of her painted by her father secured her place at the academy. She died on July 20, 1861, in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frothingham, Sarah C. 1821 births 1861 deaths American portrait miniaturists 19th-century American women painters 19th-century American painters Painters from Boston Artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection