John A. Logan and Family
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.85.143
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Art Historical Context
This 1887 print by the Kurz & Allison Lithography Company captures Union General and Illinois statesman John A. Logan with his wife Mary Cunningham Logan and their children, Manning and Mary Logan Tucker. Created as a chromolithograph—a vibrant, multi-color printing technique popular in the late nineteenth century—the work presents the family in a dignified outdoor setting that includes a horse, emphasizing both domestic warmth and Logan’s military stature. Logan rose to prominence as a Civil War hero and later as a U.S. senator, helping found Memorial Day as a national observance. By portray...