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Herschel C. Logan

Herschel C. Logan was an American artist and founding member of the Prairie Print Makers. He is known primarily today for his woodcuts of serene, nostalgic scenes of Midwest small towns and farms—mostly Kansas subjects—rendered in precise, clean lines. He earned both international acclaim as well as the nickname "The Prairie Woodcutter". His work shows a deep admiration and respect for the beauty of rural America, and great skill in its portrayal. People were seldom a subject in these works beyond small figures as part of the landscape, though he also produced many portraits of famous Americans and other historical figures. Logan's work is similar to that of his contemporary J. J. Lankes. Scenes of rural life are dominant in both artists’ woodcuts, and both use an “L” monogram to sign their works in the print. From 1921 to 1938, Logan produced some 140 woodcuts in editions up to 50, but then gave up printmaking as a profession. In the following nearly 50 years, he was an author and illustrator, a collector, a noted authority on firearms, and a publisher of miniature books.

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• ▸Château de Brest
• ▸Andrés Segovia
• ▸Action of 25 September 1917

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