Helen Loggie
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Born in Bellingham, Washington
, in 1895, Helen A. Loggie attended Smith College in Massachusetts. Between 1916 and 1924, she studied at the Art Students League of New York
. Here she began to develop a style which rejected such modernist themes as those trumpeted by the Ashcan School
. She toured Europe in 1926-27 where she made an extensive body of sketches and paintings. Soon before returning home to Washington, she met etcher and printer John Taylor Arms, beginning a twenty-five year collaboration. In 1957 she was elected an Academician of the National Academy of Design.
In 1930-31 Loggie built a house on the shores of Eastsound, Orcas Island
, where she spent most summers creating her small pencil drawings and etchings. Her archives, consisting of numerous prints and drawings, reside in the collection at the Western Gallery of Art at Western Washington University
in Bellingham, Washington. The largest collection of her work and papers is in The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island.
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...
, in 1895, Helen A. Loggie attended Smith College in Massachusetts. Between 1916 and 1924, she studied at the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
. Here she began to develop a style which rejected such modernist themes as those trumpeted by the Ashcan School
Ashcan School
The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods. The movement grew out of a group...
. She toured Europe in 1926-27 where she made an extensive body of sketches and paintings. Soon before returning home to Washington, she met etcher and printer John Taylor Arms, beginning a twenty-five year collaboration. In 1957 she was elected an Academician of the National Academy of Design.
In 1930-31 Loggie built a house on the shores of Eastsound, Orcas Island
Orcas Island
Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwestern corner of Washington state in San Juan County, Washington.-History:...
, where she spent most summers creating her small pencil drawings and etchings. Her archives, consisting of numerous prints and drawings, reside in the collection at the Western Gallery of Art at Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
in Bellingham, Washington. The largest collection of her work and papers is in The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island.