Category: Visual Arts

Painting, Narrow Water, Ireland

The earliest known painting attributed to W.A. Goodwin, depicting a famous castle adjacent to the Clanrye River in Northern Ireland. Dating to 1857, when Goodwin was seventeen years […]

Mrs. Shelley’s 25th Wedding Anniversary Present

Campsite scene, painted by W.A. Goodwin on the occasion of Mrs. Shelley’s 25th wedding anniversary. September 4th 1926. Oil on Fungus.

Oil Painting, ca. 1860

Called “Still Life” by Goodwin’s great-granddaughter, this oil painting depicts an assortment of fruit and vegetables, which Goodwin considered key parts of a balanced diet. Original Frame.

W.A. Goodwin Advertisement, July 10th 1924

W.A. Goodwin Advertisement, March 31st 1893

W.A. Goodwin Advertisement, December 10th 1886

W.A. Goodwin’s Room Paper and Picture Frame Store

Wm. A. Goodwin’s Room Paper and Picture Frame store, northwest corner of Cambridge and Peel Streets, Lindsay. Built in 1877, this building survives today, albeit heavily-altered. It was […]

Painting, Elizabeth Wright Goodwin

Painting of W.A. Goodwin’s mother, Elizabeth Wright Goodwin. Framed around 1877, this painting won first prize at the Lindsay Central Exhibition in 1909.  

Painting, “Old Homestead”

W.A. Goodwin was inspired by a tin-type photograph of a thatched-roof cottage in Elton, Lincolnshire, England, when he painted this picture around 1860.  

Painting, Richard A. Goodwin

This portrait of W.A. Goodwin’s father was originally painted in 1877, and was re-framed in 1917.