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American painter
Samuel Peters Ziegler
BornJanuary 4, 1882
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedApril 7, 1967 (aged 85)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
EducationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia Musical Academy
Occupation(s)Painter, printmaker, musician, professor
Known forLithography, etching, painting, cello, music theory
SpouseCora Amanda Kresge
Children6

Samuel Peters Ziegler (January 4, 1882 – April 7, 1967) was an American painter, printmaker, musician, and educator. He taught for many years at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas; and served as the chair of the art department.

Life

Samuel Peters Ziegler was born on January 4, 1882, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the child of Mary R. (née Peters) and Christian Ziegler.

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). Ziegler studied under Hugh Henry Breckenridge, William Merritt Chase, and Thomas Pollock Anshutz. 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.

In 1917, he started teaching at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the chair of the art department at Texas Christian University, from 1925 to 1953.

His paintings are in museum collections at the Texas Christian University campus, the Amon Carter Museum of Modern Art, and at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Further reading

  • Barker, Scott Grant (2004). Samuel P. Ziegler and Fort Worth: Drawings and Prints, 1919–1939. Fort Worth, Texas. OCLC 57358227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. "Samuel P. Ziegler papers, 1921-1967". Archives of American Art. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Curlee, Kendall (October 1, 1995). "Ziegler, Samuel Peters". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "Professor Emeritus of Art at TCU Dies". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. April 8, 1967. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Samuel P. Ziegler". Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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