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Fine art print
linocut print titled Logging in Mendocino created by the American artist Emmy Lou Packard. The artwork, which depicts logging with oxen in the 1860s, was created in 1962 and is one of her signature pieces.
Artwork Details
Artist: Emmy Lou Packard (1914–1998)
Title: Logging in Mendocino (also known as Logging with Oxen)
Year Created: The original block was made in 1962; a second printing occurred in 1967.
Medium: Linocut (linoleum block print)
Size: The image is noted for its verticality, typically measuring around 53 inches high by 11 inches wide.
Description: The detailed black and white print illustrates the historical method of using a team of oxen to haul felled redwood (Sequoia) logs down a skid road to a mill or river. The composition uses an idealized perspective to show the log train disappearing into the distance, with men accompanying the process.
Context
Packard was known as an artist and activist, working for environmental preservation in Mendocino in the 1960s, which gives context to her detailed depiction of historical logging methods. The print is a historical account of the process, including details like the use of a "suglar" who rode the first log and used a drag-chain as a brake on the downhill pull. |
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