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Whittemore, Margaret - graphite drawing, good
This original graphite drawing by (signed) Margaret Whittemore (1897-1983) titled "Irvin Hall, Highland, KS" measures 7.5×10, in good condition. Total dimensions are 13.5×16.5×1. It’s signed "Margaret Whittemore" in lower right, and titled in lower left. Whittemore was born September 7, 1897, in Topeka, Kansas, Margaret Whittemore was the daughter of Luther D. Whittemore, a professor of Latin and education at Washburn University, and Frances Davis Whittemore, director of its art department. She earned a degree in 1919 from Washburn University, and studied graphic arts at the Art Institute of Chicago and Taos Art Colony in New Mexico. She developed a reputation as a writer, graphic artist, illustrator, and block printer. Whittemore worked as an artist in the Works Progress Administration museum extension program and created a series of prints depicting Kansas landmarks. She was a member of the Prairie Print Makers, formed in 1930 in Lindsborg, at the studio of artist Birger Sandzen.
Condition: good condition
Weight: 2.5 lb
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