Prints
Death of a Forest
In Death of a Forest, Landacre's elaborate system of hatching and crosshatching expresses the heat and smoke of a fire in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles, an all-too-common occurrence in late summer and early fall.
Writers on American prints, including curator Carl Zigrosser and printmaker Rockwell Kent, considered Landacre to be one of the best wood engravers in the United States. Landacre settled in Los Angeles in 1916, studied at the Otis School of Art and Design, and worked as a commercial illustrator. After experimenting with a variety of print media, he started wood engraving in 1927. The medium appealed to him for its ability to produce crisp distinctions between white and black.
Writers on American prints, including curator Carl Zigrosser and printmaker Rockwell Kent, considered Landacre to be one of the best wood engravers in the United States. Landacre settled in Los Angeles in 1916, studied at the Otis School of Art and Design, and worked as a commercial illustrator. After experimenting with a variety of print media, he started wood engraving in 1927. The medium appealed to him for its ability to produce crisp distinctions between white and black.
