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'''Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg''', known as '''Betty Friedenberg''' (December 1, 1908 &ndash; 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, at her ''alma mater,'' Centenary College of Louisiana. She encouraged her students to be creative and to learn by experimenting.

'''Elizabeth Zodiag Friedenberg''', known as '''Betty Friedenberg''' (December 1, 1908 &ndash; 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, at her ''alma mater,'' Centenary College of Louisiana. She encouraged her students to be creative and to learn by experimenting.

Born in [[New York City]] to Edgar Marque Friedenberg (1879-1942) and the former Arline Rai Zodiag, she moved with her family to Shreveport, where she joined colleagues in the Shreveport Art Club. These artists were see[[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>

Born in [[New York City]] to Edgar Marque Friedenberg (1879-1942) and the former Arline Rai Zodiag, she moved with her family to her mother's home city of Shreveport, where Elizabeth's maternal grandfather, Herman Zodiag, managed the Zodiag Emporium Department Store.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36015412/edgar-marque-friedenberg|title=Edgar Marque Friedenberg|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref> She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Centenary College and in 1957 her [[Master of Arts]] 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. She was active throughout her career in the Shreveport Art<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>

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>