Lillie Logan Explained

Josephine Maria Logan, known as Lillie (sometimes Lily) (October 2, 1843 — 1923) was an American painter and instructor, active for many years in Richmond, Virginia. She has been described as "probably Richmond's most esteemed teacher of art" in the late nineteenth century.[1]

Life

Logan was born at Melbrook plantation in Charleston, South Carolina.[2] One of fifteen children born to George William Logan and Anna D'Oyley Glover Logan, she was the niece of physician Thomas Muldrup Logan[3] and a sister of the Confederate General of the same name.[4] At the outbreak of the American Civil War her family moved from Charleston to Columbia in an attempt to preserve their property from destruction; however, when William Tecumseh Sherman burned the town, their house was one of those destroyed during the raid.[3] Logan went on to study art, traveling to Rome in 1882 and remaining until 1888; her instructor there was Giuseppe Ferrari. Upon moving to Richmond, Logan began teaching her classes in the Allan House, Moldavia,[1] which had been the boyhood home of Edgar Allan Poe.[5] In 1894 she opened a new studio at 410 West Franklin Street. In 1904 she went to North Carolina, where she lived for a time before returning to Richmond, where she died.[1] Logan's pupils included Edyth Carter Beveridge,[6] Adele Goodman Clark, and Nora Houston.[7] Some of her work may be found in the collection of The Valentine.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Raleigh Lewis Wright. Artists in Virginia before 1900: an annotated checklist. registration. 1983. University Press of Virginia. 978-0-8139-0998-1.
  2. Book: George William Logan. A Record of the Logan Family of Charleston, South Carolina. 1923. Lily Logan Morrill. 67–.
  3. Web site: Lillie Logan - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Lillie Logan. www.askart.com. Sep 3, 2019.
  4. News: NY Times obituary for Thomas M. Logan. The New York Times. 2009-01-19 . August 12, 1914.
  5. Book: Keshia A. Case. Christopher P. Semtner. Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond. 2009. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-6714-3. 27–.
  6. Book: John T. Kneebone. Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Aaroe-Blanchfield. 1998. Library of Virginia. 978-0-88490-189-1.
  7. Web site: An Artist's Creation. Harry Jr.. Kollatz. May 26, 2011. richmondmagazine.com. Sep 3, 2019.