Lee Woodward Zeigler. Female figure with a tray in antique attire. Graphite drawing. XX C.
Artist: Lee Woodward Zeigler (1868 - 1952) was an American artist who worked mostly as a muralist and an oil painter.Title: Female figure with tray.Signed: Stamp Lee Woodward Zeigler Estate. Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Date: Early XX C.Materials and Techniques: Graphite drawing on wove paper.Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.Condition: Lost corners. Two tape remnants along upper recto edge. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.Museums and Libraries: A collection of Zeigler's papers is held by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.Note: Zeigler was inspired by Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser's work for most of his life.Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wi