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.

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

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.