About Sarah C. Frothingham
Lived 1821 – 1861 (aged 39–40). Sarah C. Frothingham was an American painter.
Sarah Carter Frothingham (1821–July 20, 1861) was an American miniature painter.
Biography Sarah C. Frothingham was born in 1821 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.
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 New York City.
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American painter (1821–1861)
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Sarah C. Frothingham was born in 1821 in Boston.
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Sarah C. Frothingham died in 1861 in New York City.
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Sarah C. Frothingham was a painter.
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Sarah C. Frothingham was American.
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