14: THE FLINT HILLS | A LEON LOUGHRIDGE WOOD BLOCK FOLIO

Leon Loughridge (Born 1952)
The Flint Hills (Copyright 2008)
The clamshell folio with ten pencil signed reduction woodblock prints, titles include: Cottonwood Falls edition 1/17; Flint Hills edition 1/13; Morning Fields edition 1/22; Quiet Sunrise 1/6; Prairie Road 1/12; September Field 1/8; Sunset 1/8; Tin Sky 1/12; Vultures 1/10; and Weathered 1/10.

Other pages include: Nine pages of poetry illustrated with small vignette block prints; A page of handmade paper incorporating a frond of prairie grass; Copyright, introduction and prelude pages; A colophon page describing the printing process and materials; plus A handwritten letter from the artist to Jack Olsen including a print list with prices.
Each sheet size measures 13 x 11 inches.
Very good condition.
Provenance: The Estate of Georgia and Jack Olsen.
$750 - $1,500