Bridge over Wakarusa River

Margaret Evelyn Whittemore

1897–1983

Bridge over Wakarusa River, 1930s

Where object was made: Douglas County, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: color linocut

Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 x 10 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 203.2 x 254 mm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Source unknown

Accession number: 0000.0509.a

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Archive Label 2003: Topeka native Margaret Whittemore is known for her color linoleum cuts of Kansas birds and landmarks. This stone bridge, built in 1878, spans the Wakarusa River near Berryton, Kansas. It is one of the earliest permanent bridges erected in Kansas. Archive Label 1999: Whittemore wrote that "each bridge built by our pioneering ancestors was an expression of their faith in the future of the state and the nation." Author and illustrator of numerous books and magazine articles, Whittemore included this print in her Sketchbook of Kansas Landmarks, published in 1936. This triple-arched, stone bridge was one of the first permanent bridges in Kansas, built in 1878 between Berryton and Quenemo.