| Godwin was born in Suffolk, Virginia, where her aspirations to paint were supported by her parents and especially by her father, who had interests in architecture and landscape gardening. In 1950, while attending Mary Baldwin College, in Staunton, Virginia, Godwin saw a performance by Martha Graham. The two soon established a friendship that lasted until Graham’s death in 1991. In 1953 Godwin moved to New York City and enrolled at the Art Students League, where her teachers included Wil (showing 500 of 6672 characters). |
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