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Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University
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Pioneer Mother, Statehouse Grounds; aka Pioneer Mother, Topeka, Kansas - by Merrell Gage
Pioneer Mother, Statehouse Grounds; aka Pioneer Mother, Topeka, Kansas - by Merrell Gage
Pioneer Mother, Statehouse Grounds; aka Pioneer Mother, Topeka, Kansas - by Merrell Gage

Pioneer Mother, Statehouse Grounds; aka Pioneer Mother, Topeka, Kansas - by Merrell Gage

Artist (United States, 1897 - 1983)
Datemid 20th century
MediumCrayon with opaque watercolor over graphite on paper
DimensionsIMAGE/SHEET: 9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (241.3 x 204.8 mm)
Object TypeDrawings
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas Printmakers Fund
Object number2006.154
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Governor's Mansion, Topeka
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Pioneer Statue, University of Kansas
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Home of Charles Curtis, Topeka; aka Curtis Home, Topeka
Home of Charles Curtis, Topeka; aka Curtis Home, Topeka
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Dam across the Kansas River, Lawrence; aka Lawrence Dam
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Home of Charles M. Sheldon, Topeka
Home of Charles M. Sheldon, Topeka
Margaret Evelyn Whittemore
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Cottonwood Tree on Capitol Grounds, Topeka, Kansas (page proof)
Cottonwood Tree on Capitol Grounds, Topeka, Kansas (page proof)
Margaret Evelyn Whittemore
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CM52.2018
Cottonwood Tree on Capitol Grounds, Topeka, Kansas (page proof)
Cottonwood Tree on Capitol Grounds, Topeka, Kansas (page proof)
Margaret Evelyn Whittemore
mid 20th century
CM53.2018