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Fern Logan

Born: New York City, New York
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Logan lives in Carbondale, Illinois. She is an Associate Professor of Cinema and Photography-at southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Biography: Logan has produced a remarkable series of photographs in her book ''The Artist Portrait Series-Images of Contemporary African-American Artists''. Some of those who have posed for Fern are famous: Maya Angelou, Gordon Parks, Alvin Ailey, Ed Bradley and Arthur Ashe. All of her portraits document the emergence of the African-American artist into mainstream American art. Each rich duotone portrait is accompanied by Logan's commentary on the artist.


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Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: flogan@siu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37618797&ref=search&sid=1535835302.3206859468..1#!
Website: http://www.fernlogan.com
Fern Logan on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=fern+logan


Selected Titles

The artist portrait series :
ISBN: 0809323796 OCLC: 44502340

Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale : ©2001.

"Fern Logan's collection of elegant fine-art photographic portraits documents the emergence of the African American artist into mainstream American art. The Artist Portrait Series captures sixty-one significant artists from the late twentieth century. Each rich duotone portrait is accompanied by Logan's commentary on the artist."--Jacket.

 

 

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