Samuel P. Ziegler
Samuel Peters Ziegler | |
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| Born | January 4, 1882 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 7, 1967 (aged 85) Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Musical Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, printmaker, musician, professor |
| Known for | Lithography, etching, painting, cello, music theory |
| Spouse | Cora Amanda Kresge |
| Children | 6 |
Samuel Peters Ziegler (January 4, 1882 – April 7, 1967) was an American painter, printmaker, musician, and educator.[1] He taught for many years at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas; and served as the chair of the art department.
Life
[edit]Samuel Peters Ziegler was born on January 4, 1882, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[2] He was the child of Mary R. (née Peters) and Christian Ziegler.[2]
He attended the Philadelphia Musical Academy (now the University of the Arts) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (now the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts).[2] Ziegler studied under Hugh Henry Breckenridge, William Merritt Chase, and Thomas Pollock Anshutz.[2] In 1912, Ziegler was awarded the Cresson European Traveling Scholarship which he used to travel for six months, and study in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Italy.[2]
In 1917, he started teaching at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] He was the chair of the art department at Texas Christian University, from 1925 to 1953.[2][3]
His paintings are in museum collections at the Texas Christian University campus, the Amon Carter Museum of Modern Art,[4] and at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.[2]
Further reading
[edit]- Barker, Scott Grant (2004). Samuel P. Ziegler and Fort Worth: Drawings and Prints, 1919–1939. Fort Worth, Texas. OCLC 57358227.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Samuel P. Ziegler papers, 1921-1967". Archives of American Art. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Curlee, Kendall (October 1, 1995). "Ziegler, Samuel Peters". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Professor Emeritus of Art at TCU Dies". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. April 8, 1967. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Samuel P. Ziegler". Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 1882 births
- 1967 deaths
- 20th-century American male artists
- 20th-century American painters
- American etchers
- American lithographers
- American male painters
- People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni
- Texas Christian University faculty
- University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni