‘All In The Family’ Shares Talents Of Logan Family

KENT — A New England Renaissance family is offering an inside look at their artistic work in “All in the Family,” on view at The Sloane-Stanley Museum this month.

The exhibition features the work of four Logan family members. Each has a distinctive skill, but they all approach their work from a historical perspective.

Doug Logan builds model barns inspired by illustrations in the book An Age of Barns by Eric Sloane, who created the Sloane-Stanley museum. His wife Connie is a self-taught quilter who designs with an early American sense.

Their son JD paints landscapes and still lifes in a primitive folk art style similar to the work of the Shakers, while daughter Carol Lew combines her love for animals and knowledge of art history to create unusual portraits of pets that are based on portraits of historical personages.

“We have been told many times that we are an artistic family,” said Connie Logan. “My mother demonstrated embroidery and the making of bobbin lace in a museum in Italy. Doug’s father was a musician and furniture maker. At 5 years of age, JD’s daughter, Emmi, shows artistic talent. We can trace these artistic abilities being passed from generation to generation, suggesting talent is indeed inherited.”

The exhibit will remain on view until the museum closes for the season on October 30. The Sloane-Stanley Museum is at 31 Kent Cornwall Road (Route 7). For more information, call 860-927-3849.