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Red Barn Studio Museum
212 S. Main Street, Lindsborg, Ks 67456
Phone: (785) 227-2217
email: raymer@redbarnstudio.org
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Raymer Society Consignment Art Auction
Lot 65:
"Post Office Oak, " signed "Margaret, Whittemore, " lower right, in good condition, portion of image is under mat. 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 Sandzén.
Condition: good condition, portion of image is under mat
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Red Barn Studio Museum
212 S. Main Street, Lindsborg, Ks 67456
Phone: (785) 227-2217
email: raymer@redbarnstudio.org
© 2023 redbarnstudio.org