Sarah C. Frothingham

Sarah Carter Frothingham was an American miniature painter.

Biography

Sarah C. Frothingham was born in 1821 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Her father, James Frothingham, 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 National Academy of Design. 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 Boston Athenaeum, the Boston Artists' Association, and the Brooklyn 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 New York City.