Barbara Holdridge
Father | Herbert Lawrence Cohen |
Mother | Bertha Gold Cohen |
Spouse | Lawrence B. Holdridge |
Children |
Diana Holdridge Eleanor Holdridge |
Siblings | Dr. Gloria Cohen |
Education | AB Hunter College, NYC 1950 |
Employment |
1952-1975 Caedmon 1978-2003 Stemmer House Publishers |
Affiliations |
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Baltimore Board of Directors National Women's Hall of Fame Lifetime Member Horticultural Society of Maryland, member |
Awards |
1962 Shakespeare Festival Award 1972 Hunter College Hall of Fame 1972 New York City Certificate of Appreciation 1991 Peabody Institutional Award 2001 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award 2001 National Women's Hall of Fame 2004 Baltimore Sun Large Garden Runner-up Award 2007 Baltimore County Historical Trust Preservation Project Award 2011 Maryland Women's Hall of Fame |
Publications |
Ammi Phillips: Portrait Painter, 1788-1865 "Ammi Phillips: Limner Extraordinary" Aubrey Beardsley Designs from "The Age of Chivalry" The Chinese Cut-Out Design Book: Designs of Costumes articles on American painter Ammi Phillips |
Interests and Hobbies |
gardens and gardening music books art landscape design films |
Societal Contributions |
Cofounder Caedmon Initiating the spoken-word revolution and industry Co-discoverer of Ammi Phillips, now acknowledged as one of the masters of American portraiture |
Additional Comments | Currently writing a memoir |