Toulon Washerwomen
Print
ca. 1920s (made)
ca. 1920s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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.
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| Object type | |
| Title | Toulon Washerwomen (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving on paper. |
| Brief description | 'Toulon Washerwomen', wood engraving by Clare Leighton, Great Britain, ca. 1920s. |
| Physical description | Wood engraving depicting a group of women washing clothes, outside under some trees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '18/? / Clare Leighton' (Handwritten in pencil, below the print.) |
| Gallery label | Toiling beneath the French sun, a group of women wash garments in a large trough. Leighton was drawn to portraying ordinary people at work, and this wood engraving was celebrated by her contemporaries for conveying the hardships women experienced in rural Europe.(2022) |
| 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 1927 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.393-1927 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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