Raymer Society Consignment Art Auction

Whittemore, Margaret - graphite drawing, good condition

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Estimated price: $100 - $500

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This original graphite drawing by (signed) Margaret Whittemore (1897-1983) titled "Huron Cemetery-Kansas City, Ks" measures 8.75×7.5, in good condition with some toning. Total dimensions are 17.25×14.25×1. 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 with some toning

Weight: 2.7 lb