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'''Lloyd Goodrich''' (July 10, 1897{{spaced ndash}}March 27, 1987) was an influential American [[art historian]]. He wrote extensively on American artists, including [[Edward Hopper]], [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Winslow Homer]], [[Raphael Soyer]] and [[Reginald Marsh (artist)|Reginald Marsh]]. He was associated with the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] in [[New York City]] for many years.<ref>http://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/bio.php?id=358</ref><ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-03-29/news/8701240021_1_whitney-museum-thomas-eakins-winslow-homer</ref>
'''Lloyd Goodrich''' (July 10, 1897{{spaced ndash}}March 27, 1987) was an American [[art history|art historian]]. He wrote extensively on American artists, including [[Edward Hopper]], [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Winslow Homer]], [[Raphael Soyer]] and [[Reginald Marsh (artist)|Reginald Marsh]]. He was associated with the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] in [[New York City]] for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/the-heroes?id=358|title=The Heroes - Monuments Men Foundation|website=www.monumentsmenfoundation.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-29-8701240021-story.html|title=Lloyd Goodrich, 89, Voice For American Art|first=New York Times News|last=Service|website=chicagotribune.com|date=29 March 1987 }}</ref>
==Life and Career==
During his childhood in Nutley, New Jersey, Goodrich was a close friend of Reginald Marsh, who would later become an important painter.


==Life and career==
Initially Goodrich considered a career as an artist. He studied painting and drawing at the [[Art Students League of New York]] with [[Kenneth Hayes Miller]] from 1913-1915. Between late 1915 and summer 1916, he studied with [[Douglas Volk]] at the [[National Academy of Design]]. In 1916 Goodrich returned to the Art Students League but he gave up his artistic ambitions by 1918.
During his childhood in [[Nutley, New Jersey]],<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1594509 "Lloyd Goodrich: A Chronology"], ''[[American Art (journal)|American Art]]'', Vol. 20, No. 2 (1988), pp. 108-110. Accessed April 4, 2023. "1897: Born to Henry Wickes and Madeleine (Lloyd) Goodrich in Nutley, New Jersey"</ref> Goodrich was a close friend of Reginald Marsh, who would later become an important painter.


Initially Goodrich considered a career as an artist. He studied painting and drawing at the [[Art Students League of New York]] with [[Kenneth Hayes Miller]] from 1913-1915. Between late 1915 and summer 1916, he studied with [[Douglas Volk]] at the [[National Academy of Design]]. In 1916 Goodrich returned to the Art Students League but he gave up his artistic ambitions by 1918.
In 1935 the Whitney Museum of American Art named him Research Curator in 1935. He later become the Associate Director in 1948, and then Director in 1958<ref>[http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=LEG&p=hn Philadelphia Museum of Art, ''Historical Note''. Retrieved May 13, 2009]</ref>


In 1935 the Whitney Museum of American Art named him Research Curator. He later become the Associate Director in 1948, and then Director in 1958.<ref>[http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=LEG&p=hn Philadelphia Museum of Art, ''Historical Note''. Retrieved May 13, 2009]</ref>
Goodrich died of cancer at the age of 89<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/28/obituaries/lloyd-goodrich-art-expert-dies-ex-director-of-whitney-museum.html</ref>

Goodrich died of cancer at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/28/obituaries/lloyd-goodrich-art-expert-dies-ex-director-of-whitney-museum.html|title=Lloyd Goodrich, Art Expert, Dies: Ex-Director of Whitney Museum|first=Douglas C.|last=McGill|work=The New York Times |date=28 March 1987|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

==Books ==
*''Thomas Eakins: His life and work'' (1933, Whitney Museum of American Art)
*''Winslow Homer'' (1944, Macmillan and Co.)
*''Four American Expressionists'' (Exhibition catalogue, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art)
*''The graphic art of Winslow Homer'' (1968, Museum of Graphic Art)
*''Winslow Homer's America 1857-1880'' (1969, Tudor Publishing Co.)
*''American naive paintings of the 18th & 19th centuries'' (1970, Chrysler Museum) — co-written with Albert Ten Eyck Gardner
*''Edward Hopper'' (1971, Harry N. Abrams)
*''Reginald Marsh'' (1972, Harry N. Abrams)
*''Thomas Eakins'' (1982, Harvard University Press)
*''Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of dreams'' (1989, Harry N. Abrams) — co-written with William Innes Homer
*''Record of works by Winslow Homer'' (2005, Spanierman Gallery)


==References==
==References==
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==Books ==
*[[Thomas Eakins]] his life and work, Witney Museum of American Art 1933
*[[Winslow Homer]] Macmillan and Co 1944
*Four American Expressionists. Exhibition Catalogue .Whitney Museum of American Art 1959


==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://arthistorians.info/goodrichl Dictionary of Art Historians biographical entry]
* [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/goodrichl.htm Biography]
* [https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/lloyd-goodrich Monuments Men Foundation biographical entry]


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Latest revision as of 12:09, 30 June 2023

Lloyd Goodrich (July 10, 1897 – March 27, 1987) was an American art historian. He wrote extensively on American artists, including Edward Hopper, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Raphael Soyer and Reginald Marsh. He was associated with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City for many years.[1][2]

Life and career[edit]

During his childhood in Nutley, New Jersey,[3] Goodrich was a close friend of Reginald Marsh, who would later become an important painter.

Initially Goodrich considered a career as an artist. He studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York with Kenneth Hayes Miller from 1913-1915. Between late 1915 and summer 1916, he studied with Douglas Volk at the National Academy of Design. In 1916 Goodrich returned to the Art Students League but he gave up his artistic ambitions by 1918.

In 1935 the Whitney Museum of American Art named him Research Curator. He later become the Associate Director in 1948, and then Director in 1958.[4]

Goodrich died of cancer at the age of 89.[5]

Books[edit]

  • Thomas Eakins: His life and work (1933, Whitney Museum of American Art)
  • Winslow Homer (1944, Macmillan and Co.)
  • Four American Expressionists (Exhibition catalogue, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art)
  • The graphic art of Winslow Homer (1968, Museum of Graphic Art)
  • Winslow Homer's America 1857-1880 (1969, Tudor Publishing Co.)
  • American naive paintings of the 18th & 19th centuries (1970, Chrysler Museum) — co-written with Albert Ten Eyck Gardner
  • Edward Hopper (1971, Harry N. Abrams)
  • Reginald Marsh (1972, Harry N. Abrams)
  • Thomas Eakins (1982, Harvard University Press)
  • Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of dreams (1989, Harry N. Abrams) — co-written with William Innes Homer
  • Record of works by Winslow Homer (2005, Spanierman Gallery)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Heroes - Monuments Men Foundation". www.monumentsmenfoundation.org.
  2. ^ Service, New York Times News (29 March 1987). "Lloyd Goodrich, 89, Voice For American Art". chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "Lloyd Goodrich: A Chronology", American Art, Vol. 20, No. 2 (1988), pp. 108-110. Accessed April 4, 2023. "1897: Born to Henry Wickes and Madeleine (Lloyd) Goodrich in Nutley, New Jersey"
  4. ^ Philadelphia Museum of Art, Historical Note. Retrieved May 13, 2009
  5. ^ McGill, Douglas C. (28 March 1987). "Lloyd Goodrich, Art Expert, Dies: Ex-Director of Whitney Museum". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

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