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| − | Edgar Marque and Arline Rai Zodiag Friedenberg<br> | + | Edgar Marque and Rai Arline Zodiag Friedenberg<br> |
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| | Centenary College of Louisiana<br> | | Centenary College of Louisiana<br> |
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| | '''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, 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 – 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. |
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| − | 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 Club.<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 Rai Arline 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 Club.<ref name=nlh>William McCleary, "Remembering Elizabeth Z. Friedenberg," ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' Summer-Fall 2019, pp. 103-111.</ref> |
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| | 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> |