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Maurice Logan

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Maurice George Logan
BornFebruary 21, 1886
DiedMarch 19, 1977
EducationSan Francisco Art Institute
California College of the Arts
Chicago Art Institute
OccupationPainter
SpouseBertha Kipke
Children1 son, 1 daughter

Maurice Logan (March 21, 1886 — March 19, 1977) was an American watercolorist, commercial artist and arts educator. He was a member of the Society of Six, and a professor at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, California.

Life

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Logan was born on March 21, 1886, in San Francisco to an English mother, who died when he was six months old, and an American father, who remarried shortly after.[1][2] He grew up in Oakland, California, and he was trained at the San Francisco Art Institute,[1] the California College of the Arts, and the Chicago Art Institute.[2]

Logan established a studio as a watercolorist and commercial artist in Oakland in 1915.[1] He was a member of the Society of Six alongside Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Louis Bassi Siegriest, Bernard von Eichman, and William H. Clapp.[3] He was also a professor at his alma mater, the California College of the Arts.[2] He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Society of Western Artists, the National Academy of Design, and the Society of Illustrators.[2]

Logan married Bertha Kipke.[1] They had a son, Richard, and a daughter, Jean Rees.[2] Logan died on March 19, 1977, in Orinda, California.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Boas, Nancy (1998). The Society of Six: California Colorists. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 34–37. ISBN 9780520210554. OCLC 35762633.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Deaths. Maurice Logan". The San Francisco Examiner. March 22, 1977. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jewell, James E. (1997). The Visual Arts in Bohemia: 125 Years of Artistic Creativity in the Bohemian Club. San Francisco, California: Bohemian Club. p. 118. OCLC 37731700.