| Marcia Oakes Woodbury | |
| Birth Name: | Susan Marcia Oakes |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1865 |
| Birth Place: | South Berwick, Maine, United States |
| Death Place: | Ogunquit, Maine, United States |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Education: | Berwick Academy |
Marcia Oakes Woodbury (June 20, 1865 – November 7, 1913) was an American painter.
Woodbury was born on June 20, 1865, in South Berwick, Maine, United States.[1] She was the first daughter born to schoolteacher Susan Marcia Bennett Oakes, who would inspire her to create Moeder en dochter.[2]
After graduating from Berwick Academy, she took painting lessons from Charles Herbert Woodbury, whom she later married in 1890.[3] The couple went to Holland on their honeymoon and lived there for a few years.[4]
While living in Holland, Woodbury painted everyday scenes of Dutch children and their lifestyles.[4] Her paintings are described as depicting "Dutch innocence and simplicity in home-made, clumsy attire."[5] While journeying through Europe, Woodbury picked up the Dutch language so she could "develop personal relationships with her models, their families, and the local community."[2] At the 1895 Atlanta Exposition she earned a gold medal for her art, and later earned more medals at both the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association and Boston Art Club.[1]
Woodbury developed a close friendship with Sarah Orne Jewett and she completed illustrations alongside her husband for Jewett's books Deephaven and The Tory Lover.[6] Her watercolor painting Dutch Woman is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[7] After her death, 40 of Woodbury's drawings and water colors and oil paintings were put on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[8]