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{{Infobox person
| name=Elizabeth Zodiag "Betty" Friedenberg<br>
(American abstract impressionist artist)
| birth_date =December 1, 1908
| birth_place=[[New York City]]<br>
Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
| death_date=May 9, 1997 (aged 89)
| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport
| religion=[[Episcopalian]]
| spouse=Never married<br>
'''Parents'':<br>
Edgar M. and Rai Zodiag Friedenberg<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Centenary College of Louisiana<br>
Stephen F. Austin State University ([[Nacogdoches]], [[Texas]])}}
'''Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg''', known as '''Betty Friedenberg'' (December 1, 1908 – May 9, 1997), <ref>[[Lane Crockett]], "Artist Friedenberg dies, ''The Shreveport Times,'' May 10, 1997.</ref> was an abstract impressionist painter from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. She taught art from 1952 to 1983,'' Centenary College of Louisiana. She encouraged her students to be creative and to learn by experimenting.
Born in [[New York City]] to Edgar M. and Rai Z. Friedenberg, she moved with her family to Shreveport, where she joined colleagues in the Shreveport Art Club. These artists were seeking art students to instruct and opportunities to exhibit their works. Miss Friedenberg obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in from Centenary and her Master of Arts in 1957 from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, [[Texas]]. She also studied for several summers at the Art Students League in New York and at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York.<ref name=nlh>William McCleary, "Remembering Elizabeth Z. Friedenberg," ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' Summer-Fall 2019, pp. 103-111.</ref>
As a beginning artist, Friedenberg was a "regionalist": "I have always loved the South, and I wanted to capture the Old South on canvas. I caricatured blacks a bit, but it was not meant as disrespect. I just wanted to paint the South I remembered growing up."<ref>David Connelly, "Artist Friedenberg leaves her job as teacher behind with regrets," ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' September 11, 1983, p. 6B.</ref>
Friedenberg said that she was surprised how much she missed teaching after her retirement from Centenary. "Some of my students who have done the best work are the ones I argued with the most. … But some wonderful art has come out of that tension...," Friedenberg said.<ref name=nlh/>
She described herself as "an abstract painter but I also do other work. I go through stages. Now I'm not realistic exactly … You'd call it figurative."<ref name=nlh/>
She is listed in ''Who's Who of American Artists," had twenty solo exhibitions, and was a life member of the New York Art Students League.<ref name=nlh/>
Friedenberg was a member of the Holy Cross [[Episcopal]] Church in Shreveport. Her gravestone at Forest Park East Cemetery refers to her as "Artist Extraordinaire."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36059202/elizabeth-zodiag-friedenberg|title=Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
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| name=Elizabeth Zodiag "Betty" Friedenberg<br>
(American abstract impressionist artist)
| birth_date =December 1, 1908
| birth_place=[[New York City]]<br>
Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
| death_date=May 9, 1997 (aged 89)
| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport
| religion=[[Episcopalian]]
| spouse=Never married<br>
'''Parents'':<br>
Edgar M. and Rai Zodiag Friedenberg<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Centenary College of Louisiana<br>
Stephen F. Austin State University ([[Nacogdoches]], [[Texas]])}}
'''Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg''', known as '''Betty Friedenberg'' (December 1, 1908 – May 9, 1997), <ref>[[Lane Crockett]], "Artist Friedenberg dies, ''The Shreveport Times,'' May 10, 1997.</ref> was an abstract impressionist painter from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. She taught art from 1952 to 1983,'' Centenary College of Louisiana. She encouraged her students to be creative and to learn by experimenting.
Born in [[New York City]] to Edgar M. and Rai Z. Friedenberg, she moved with her family to Shreveport, where she joined colleagues in the Shreveport Art Club. These artists were seeking art students to instruct and opportunities to exhibit their works. Miss Friedenberg obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in from Centenary and her Master of Arts in 1957 from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, [[Texas]]. She also studied for several summers at the Art Students League in New York and at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York.<ref name=nlh>William McCleary, "Remembering Elizabeth Z. Friedenberg," ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' Summer-Fall 2019, pp. 103-111.</ref>
As a beginning artist, Friedenberg was a "regionalist": "I have always loved the South, and I wanted to capture the Old South on canvas. I caricatured blacks a bit, but it was not meant as disrespect. I just wanted to paint the South I remembered growing up."<ref>David Connelly, "Artist Friedenberg leaves her job as teacher behind with regrets," ''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' September 11, 1983, p. 6B.</ref>
Friedenberg said that she was surprised how much she missed teaching after her retirement from Centenary. "Some of my students who have done the best work are the ones I argued with the most. … But some wonderful art has come out of that tension...," Friedenberg said.<ref name=nlh/>
She described herself as "an abstract painter but I also do other work. I go through stages. Now I'm not realistic exactly … You'd call it figurative."<ref name=nlh/>
She is listed in ''Who's Who of American Artists," had twenty solo exhibitions, and was a life member of the New York Art Students League.<ref name=nlh/>
Friedenberg was a member of the Holy Cross [[Episcopal]] Church in Shreveport. Her gravestone at Forest Park East Cemetery refers to her as "Artist Extraordinaire."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36059202/elizabeth-zodiag-friedenberg|title=Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedenberg, Elizabeth}}
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:Episcopalians]]