ca.1925
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Who was Clare Leighton? (1898 –1989)
Born in England, made prints in England and North America
Printmaking activity: 1922–1989
Clare Leighton was a wood engraver and writer, who later combined her dual careers to produce illustrated books and engraving manuals. Leighton’s early interest in art was encouraged at home, amongst her creative family. After training at the Slade School of Art in the early 1920s, she took evening classes at the Central School of Arts and Crafts to learn wood engraving. Thereafter she devoted her talents to the technique, exhibiting her prints regularly and publishing them in periodicals. Her output was prolific: over her career, she made 840 wood engravings and authored 12 books.
Born in England, made prints in England and North America
Printmaking activity: 1922–1989
Clare Leighton was a wood engraver and writer, who later combined her dual careers to produce illustrated books and engraving manuals. Leighton’s early interest in art was encouraged at home, amongst her creative family. After training at the Slade School of Art in the early 1920s, she took evening classes at the Central School of Arts and Crafts to learn wood engraving. Thereafter she devoted her talents to the technique, exhibiting her prints regularly and publishing them in periodicals. Her output was prolific: over her career, she made 840 wood engravings and authored 12 books.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving, ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Landscape, wood engraving by Clare Leighton, ca.1925. |
| Physical description | Black and white print depicting a path leading up a hill to a group of trees. |
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| Gallery label | These small-scale prints were made between 1923 and 1927, during Leighton’s trips to France, Italy, and the Balkans. Throughout her career, Leighton drew inspiration from nature, and here she has captured the rolling hills, trees and farmhouses that seems to signal tranquility and contentment. Leighton often sketched her scenes on paper before engraving the designs on wood blocks.(2022) |
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| Summary | Who was Clare Leighton? (1898 –1989) Born in England, made prints in England and North America Printmaking activity: 1922–1989 Clare Leighton was a wood engraver and writer, who later combined her dual careers to produce illustrated books and engraving manuals. Leighton’s early interest in art was encouraged at home, amongst her creative family. After training at the Slade School of Art in the early 1920s, she took evening classes at the Central School of Arts and Crafts to learn wood engraving. Thereafter she devoted her talents to the technique, exhibiting her prints regularly and publishing them in periodicals. Her output was prolific: over her career, she made 840 wood engravings and authored 12 books. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1928 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.303-1928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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