In 1946 Charles Merrick “Chili” Capps knew as much about the running of a print association as anyone. He was one of the founders of the Prairie Print Makers. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of that organization from 1940 to 1942 and was serving at that time as President. He also was a member of other […]
James Swann – Life in Chicago – “Swann Acres”
James Swann was born on a ranch near Merkel, Texas on July 31, 1905. He attended Sul Ross College in Alpine, Texas and graduated in 1927. After graduation, he worked for an engraving company in Amarillo and Fort Worth. By 1931 he had completed his first etching and had moved to Dallas. In 1933 he […]
The Life, Times and Prints of Cyrus Leroy Baldridge (1889-1977)
One of the most interesting artists of the first half of the Twentieth Century was Cyrus Leroy Baldridge. His life story rivals that of any adventurer of any era. It is ironic, but fitting, that one of his most popular books was the illustrated “Adventures of Marco Polo.” He was a “Marco Polo” of his […]
The Prairie Print Makers Presentation Prints – Over Three Decades of Print Making Excellence
The Prairie Print Makers was organized in Wichita, Kansas in 1930 with ten charter members: Lloyd Foltz, Arthur W. Hall, Norma Bassett Hall, C. A. Seward, Birger Sandzen, Charles M. Capps, Edmund Kopietz, Herschel Logan, Clarence A. Hotvedt and Leo Courtney William Dickerson was invited to join and was elected as the first Artist Member […]