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Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager

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Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29). Overall
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Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29). Detail
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Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29). Detail
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Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29). Inscription
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Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29). Inscription
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[ 31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women ]info
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31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women

Johnson’s paintings of women are often his best portraits, exhibiting a range of techniques and emphasizing their intelligent faces even when enwrapped in sumptuous fabrics, such as we see in Edwina Booth. —PH

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Hills no. 31.3.29
Minna Godwin Goddard
Alternate titles: Mrs. F. N. Goddard; Mrs. Frederic N. Goddard
1888 or 1886
Oil on canvas
41 3/4 x 27 1/2 in. (106 x 69.8 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: E. Johnson/1888[?] [last digit may be a 6]
William Cullen Bryant Homestead Collection | The Trustees of Reservations, Beverly, Massachusetts, Gift of Faith Goddard (BH.1998.1.2)
Provenance
Frederic Norton Goddard and Minna Godwin Goddard
By descent in the family of the sitter
Faith Goddard (by descent)
The Trustees of Reservations, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1998 (Home Location: William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington, MA) (by gift)
Exhibitions
1894 NAD
National Academy of Design, New York, Portraits of Women: Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of St. John's Guild and the Orthopaedic Hospital, November 1–December 1, 1894, no. 162, as Mrs. Frederic N. Goddard, owner Frederic N. Goddard, Esq.
References
New York Times 1894
"Superb Portrait of Women: Exhibition at the National Academy of Design." New York Times, November 1, 1894, p. 4.
Kennedy Galleries 1920
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 11, addendum "Paintings by Eastman Johnson," as Mrs. F. N. Goddard.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2018-08-09
Examination notes: O/C, 41 ¾ x 27 ½ (Hills measurements)
Signed LR: E Johnson / 1888. [obscure date]
Line along nose and upper lip and lower lip (typical).
Blue green eyes; red-brown background. Fluffy wide collar and ruff on sleeve. She holds her hand. Don’t see a pitted surface on face. Highlights on wedding rings. Ear is defined. Original frame.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Goddard, Minna Godwin (Mrs. Frederic Norton Goddard)
Biography:

Minna Godwin Goddard (1846–1927). Daughter of Parke Godwin; granddaughter of William Cullen Bryant; wife of Frederic Norton Goddard. Bequeathed the William Cullen Bryant Homestead to the Trustees of Reservations, Massachusetts.

Goddard, Minna Godwin (Mrs. Frederic Norton Goddard)
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Record last updated August 28, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Minna Godwin Goddard, 1888 or 1886 (Hills no. 31.3.29)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=737 (accessed on May 5, 2024).