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The Prairie Woodcutter

Herschel C. Logan (1901-1987) was a woodcut artist and printmaker raised in Winfield, Kansas. His depictions of the Kansas landscape, including the Flint Hills, dust storms, tornadoes, and farmhouses earned him the nickname "The Prairie Woodcutter."

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Logan studied commericial art at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and worked as the art director of Consolidated Printing and Stationery in Salina for 36 years. He was a member of the Prairie Print Makers. In addition to making woodcuts, Logan enjoyed firearms and ammunition, being a historian and author on the subject, as well as a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors.  To each print he added his monogram - "L" inside a square. Between 1921 and 1938, Logan created 140 prints. In addition to the Kansas Museum of History, Logan's prints have been displayed at the Spencer Museum of Art. You can view a collection of Logan's woodcuts on Kansas Memory by clicking here

 


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