Ellsworth Woodward
Ellsworth Woodward (1861–1939) was an American artist and art educator. During the late 19th century in New Orleans, Ellsworth and his older brother William Woodward were two of the most influential figures in Southern art. Ellsworth was born 1861 in Seekonk, Massachusetts, but the two brothers made New Orleans their home (around 1876) and devoted themselves to promoting Southern culture and art as artists, teachers and administrators.
Ellsworth Woodward
- Name
- Ellsworth Woodward
- Born
- 1861
- Birthplace
- Seekonk, Massachusetts
- Died
- 1939
- Place of death
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Occupation
- Artist, art educator
- Known for
- Newcomb Pottery
- Nationality
- United States
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Ellsworth Woodward (1861–1939) was an American artist and art educator. During the late 19th century in New Orleans, Ellsworth and his older brother William Woodward were two of the most influential figures in Southern art. Ellsworth was born 1861 in Seekonk, Massachusetts, but the two brothers made New Orleans their home (around 1876) and devoted themselves to promoting Southern culture and art as artists, teachers and administrators.
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Biography
Biography
Best known for founding the Newcomb Pottery movement, and for his landscape-structure, genre, etcher. • Illustration — "Ursuline and Chartres", Ellsworth Woodward painting of corner in the French Quarter of New Orleans
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ellsworth Woodward • Born — 1861 • Birthplace — Seekonk, Massachusetts • Died — 1939 • Place of death — New Orleans, Louisiana • Occupation — Artist, art educator • Known for — Newcomb Pottery • Relatives — William Woodward (brother)
Biography
Biography
Woodward was born in 1861 in Seekonk, Massachusetts, and died in 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he spent the majority of his adult life. He studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and later in the studios of Carl von Marr, Samuel Richards, and Richard Fehr. From 1887 to 1931, he was a member of the art department faculty at Tulane University.
Museums
Museums
Woodward's work is in the Charleston Museum, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Morris Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Newcomb Art Gallery.
Painting discovered by Goodwill
Painting discovered by Goodwill
In 2009, an employee of Goodwill Industries in Nashville, Tennessee discovered a Woodward painting that was about to be discarded in a trash bin. The painting was auctioned online and sold for $8,000.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1861
Ellsworth Woodward born at Seekonk.
1939
Ellsworth Woodward died at New Orleans.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 29 September 2026.
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