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Etcher, Illustrator, b. 1892 - d. 1988

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    • Collection of (3) Texas Etchings
      Nov. 12, 2023

      Collection of (3) Texas Etchings

      Est: $100 - $300

      Collection of (3) Texas etchings, (2) by Mary Eula Sears (Am. 1904-1981), "Yucca" and "Country Home" and (1) by Margaret Scruggs (Texas, 1892-1988), "Ocatillo" sight: 7 x 9 in., frame: 14.5 x 16 in. We happily provide seamless shipping services on everything we sell. Please email us at shipping@vogtauction.com or call 210-971-5750 for more information.

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    • Margaret Ann Scruggs-Carruth (1892-1988), "Reeds and Rails", etching, plate edge: 5.75 x 8.25"
      Dec. 08, 2019

      Margaret Ann Scruggs-Carruth (1892-1988), "Reeds and Rails", etching, plate edge: 5.75 x 8.25"

      Est: $200 - $400

      Margaret Ann Scruggs-Carruth (1892-1988), "Reeds and Rails", etching, plate edge: 5.75 x 8.25", frame: 13.25 x 15.5" Provenance: the Estate of Nancye Miller Margaret Ann Scruggs-Carruth was an etcher, teacher, illustrator, writer, lecturer, craftsperson, block printer, designer, and drawing specialist. She was born in Dallas, Texas on February 18, 1892. Scruggs-Carruth was a teacher at Southern Methodist University and there served as Assistant Editor and Illustrator for Genealogical Research Publications. She worked primarily in Dallas and summered in Indian River, Michigan. She studied at Bryn Mawr College and Kirk's School of Philadelphia, graduating from both. She also studied with Texas artist Frank Reaugh for six years as well as Ralph Pearson and L. O. Griffith. n addition to museums, her work is at the American Embassy in Bucharest, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Texas Federation Garden Clubs. She exhibited "Resisting the Wind" at the New York Worlds Fair, 1939, and her painting "Independence Hall," was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 34th annual print exhibition and again in 1927 where it won first prize in the Nashville, Tennessee exhibition. This show marked the first showing of a collection of paintings, etchings and sculptures of work of Texas artists ever held out of state. Still later this print won a print competition held by the Philadelphia Print Club.

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