Herschel Logan (1901-1987) was a printmaker who concentrated on everyday scenes of Kansas in the 1930s. He made many woodcuts of farmhouses set among trees and fields beneath wide skies. Although he often showed the abandoned and derelict buildings that must have been symbols of the Great Depression, his images are more peaceful than political.
During the time that Logan was active as a printmaker he was very prolific and popular, but he seems to have been largely forgotten by the 1950s. Most of Logan's scenes are serene or quiet He isn't really capturing motion, since the moment is frozen in time, but he certainly captures the power of his subject matter. Logan has used tiny dots rather than lines for the texture and shading of the dust cloud, and an effective but unexpected touch is the use of the dots mixed in with the lines showing the sky around the clouds.
Herschel is one of the youngest founding members of the Prairie Print Makers, along with fellow relief printmakers Lloyd C. Foltz, Leo Courtney, Birger Sandzen, and Norma Bassett Hall. Their work is in the permanent collections of many of the museums in the state.
Born in Missouri and raised in Winfield, Kansas, Herschel Logan grew up with a love for art, which led to a year studying at the Chicago Academy of Art. His job at McCormick Armstrong printing company brought him to Wichita where he was influenced by Robert Aitchison and C. A. Seward.
It was through Seward that Herschel became a prolific woodblock printer during the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Herschel's subject matter was that of everyday scenes in rural Kansas.
Herschel C. Logan was an award winning commercial artist and wood engraver who began printing and publishing miniature books after his retirement in 1972. He was an authority on American firearms and edged weapons, as well as miniature printing presses, of which he had a large collection.
He and his wife was Anne Lawrence; her mother's last name was Burnell. They owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. Herschel's mother's maiden name was Bills. Together Anne and Herschel owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. It was a variation of her first name and his last name: Logan + Anne
Anne and Herschel were hard working and dedicated to their craft. Their work is highly sought by collectors and they ran limited hand printed runs of their books.
She and Herschel were cremated and she is interred with her beloved Herschel in the Mausoleum.
Herschels first wife was Susie T. Logan, they had 2 children, Dr. Samuel H Logan, born in Kansas, married to Peggie J. Logan (Sondergard)and Samuel Logan.
During the time that Logan was active as a printmaker he was very prolific and popular, but he seems to have been largely forgotten by the 1950s. Most of Logan's scenes are serene or quiet He isn't really capturing motion, since the moment is frozen in time, but he certainly captures the power of his subject matter. Logan has used tiny dots rather than lines for the texture and shading of the dust cloud, and an effective but unexpected touch is the use of the dots mixed in with the lines showing the sky around the clouds.
Herschel is one of the youngest founding members of the Prairie Print Makers, along with fellow relief printmakers Lloyd C. Foltz, Leo Courtney, Birger Sandzen, and Norma Bassett Hall. Their work is in the permanent collections of many of the museums in the state.
Born in Missouri and raised in Winfield, Kansas, Herschel Logan grew up with a love for art, which led to a year studying at the Chicago Academy of Art. His job at McCormick Armstrong printing company brought him to Wichita where he was influenced by Robert Aitchison and C. A. Seward.
It was through Seward that Herschel became a prolific woodblock printer during the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Herschel's subject matter was that of everyday scenes in rural Kansas.
Herschel C. Logan was an award winning commercial artist and wood engraver who began printing and publishing miniature books after his retirement in 1972. He was an authority on American firearms and edged weapons, as well as miniature printing presses, of which he had a large collection.
He and his wife was Anne Lawrence; her mother's last name was Burnell. They owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. Herschel's mother's maiden name was Bills. Together Anne and Herschel owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. It was a variation of her first name and his last name: Logan + Anne
Anne and Herschel were hard working and dedicated to their craft. Their work is highly sought by collectors and they ran limited hand printed runs of their books.
She and Herschel were cremated and she is interred with her beloved Herschel in the Mausoleum.
Herschels first wife was Susie T. Logan, they had 2 children, Dr. Samuel H Logan, born in Kansas, married to Peggie J. Logan (Sondergard)and Samuel Logan.
Herschel Logan (1901-1987) was a printmaker who concentrated on everyday scenes of Kansas in the 1930s. He made many woodcuts of farmhouses set among trees and fields beneath wide skies. Although he often showed the abandoned and derelict buildings that must have been symbols of the Great Depression, his images are more peaceful than political.
During the time that Logan was active as a printmaker he was very prolific and popular, but he seems to have been largely forgotten by the 1950s. Most of Logan's scenes are serene or quiet He isn't really capturing motion, since the moment is frozen in time, but he certainly captures the power of his subject matter. Logan has used tiny dots rather than lines for the texture and shading of the dust cloud, and an effective but unexpected touch is the use of the dots mixed in with the lines showing the sky around the clouds.
Herschel is one of the youngest founding members of the Prairie Print Makers, along with fellow relief printmakers Lloyd C. Foltz, Leo Courtney, Birger Sandzen, and Norma Bassett Hall. Their work is in the permanent collections of many of the museums in the state.
Born in Missouri and raised in Winfield, Kansas, Herschel Logan grew up with a love for art, which led to a year studying at the Chicago Academy of Art. His job at McCormick Armstrong printing company brought him to Wichita where he was influenced by Robert Aitchison and C. A. Seward.
It was through Seward that Herschel became a prolific woodblock printer during the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Herschel's subject matter was that of everyday scenes in rural Kansas.
Herschel C. Logan was an award winning commercial artist and wood engraver who began printing and publishing miniature books after his retirement in 1972. He was an authority on American firearms and edged weapons, as well as miniature printing presses, of which he had a large collection.
He and his wife was Anne Lawrence; her mother's last name was Burnell. They owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. Herschel's mother's maiden name was Bills. Together Anne and Herschel owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. It was a variation of her first name and his last name: Logan + Anne
Anne and Herschel were hard working and dedicated to their craft. Their work is highly sought by collectors and they ran limited hand printed runs of their books.
She and Herschel were cremated and she is interred with her beloved Herschel in the Mausoleum.
Herschels first wife was Susie T. Logan, they had 2 children, Dr. Samuel H Logan, born in Kansas, married to Peggie J. Logan (Sondergard)and Samuel Logan.
During the time that Logan was active as a printmaker he was very prolific and popular, but he seems to have been largely forgotten by the 1950s. Most of Logan's scenes are serene or quiet He isn't really capturing motion, since the moment is frozen in time, but he certainly captures the power of his subject matter. Logan has used tiny dots rather than lines for the texture and shading of the dust cloud, and an effective but unexpected touch is the use of the dots mixed in with the lines showing the sky around the clouds.
Herschel is one of the youngest founding members of the Prairie Print Makers, along with fellow relief printmakers Lloyd C. Foltz, Leo Courtney, Birger Sandzen, and Norma Bassett Hall. Their work is in the permanent collections of many of the museums in the state.
Born in Missouri and raised in Winfield, Kansas, Herschel Logan grew up with a love for art, which led to a year studying at the Chicago Academy of Art. His job at McCormick Armstrong printing company brought him to Wichita where he was influenced by Robert Aitchison and C. A. Seward.
It was through Seward that Herschel became a prolific woodblock printer during the height of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Herschel's subject matter was that of everyday scenes in rural Kansas.
Herschel C. Logan was an award winning commercial artist and wood engraver who began printing and publishing miniature books after his retirement in 1972. He was an authority on American firearms and edged weapons, as well as miniature printing presses, of which he had a large collection.
He and his wife was Anne Lawrence; her mother's last name was Burnell. They owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. Herschel's mother's maiden name was Bills. Together Anne and Herschel owned Loganne Press based in Santa Ana, Ca. It was a variation of her first name and his last name: Logan + Anne
Anne and Herschel were hard working and dedicated to their craft. Their work is highly sought by collectors and they ran limited hand printed runs of their books.
She and Herschel were cremated and she is interred with her beloved Herschel in the Mausoleum.
Herschels first wife was Susie T. Logan, they had 2 children, Dr. Samuel H Logan, born in Kansas, married to Peggie J. Logan (Sondergard)and Samuel Logan.
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