Leighton, Clare, 1898-1989
Person
Found in 338 Collections and/or Records:
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (1 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leigton working on compositional studies for Grist Milling. Verso: numbered "1" in pencil. Red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687"
The compositional study shown in this photograph is not among the present collection held at the YCBA.
The compositional study shown in this photograph is not among the present collection held at the YCBA.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (2 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 39
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton working on the woodblock for Grist Milling. Her face is not in the frame, which centers on her hands and tools. Verso: numbered "8" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (3 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 40
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton inking the woodblock for Grist Milling with a hand-held ink-roller. She is visible from the waist up, wearing a loose, dark-colored dress. Verso: numbered "5" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (4 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 41
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton printing Grist Milling by hand, using the back of a spoon to rub the paper onto the woodblock. Only her hands and torso are visible. Verso: numbered "4" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (5 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 42
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton peeling a freshly printed page from the woodblock for Grist Milling. Leighton's face is well-lit from the left (her right). Verso: numbered "2" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (6 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 43
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton peeling a freshly printed page from the woodblock for Grist Milling. Landscape orientation. Leighton's face is half-hidden in shadow, only the left side discernible. Verso: numbered "2" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Ship Wreck (1 of 2), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 44
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton engraving the woodblock for Ship Wreck (1953). Only her hands and torso are in the frame. Verso: numbered "15" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Ship Wreck (2 of 2), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 45
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton engraving the woodblock for Ship Wreck (1953). Only her hands and torso are in the frame. Verso: numbered "17" in pencil; someone (not Leighton) has written in pen, "Please return to Mrs. Henry Harper Hart. R7D #2 Southbury Conn." ; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Codfishing, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 1, Folder: A
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Signed by Leighton. Labeled: Codfishing, 22/50.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing, [circa 1952]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Call Number: MSS 7, Series III
Dates:
[circa 1952]
Codfishing: Compositional Study [1] of 1, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Circular drawing of final image (reversed).
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Final Proof [1] of 2, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Final Proof [2] of 2, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Preliminary Study [1] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Four large sketches: three depict what look like lines (ropes), the top shrouded with fabric, the middle unknown, the bottom strung with doughnut-shaped floats. The top and bottom sketches represent parts of the rigging that appear in the right-most portion of the tool assembly (in the foreground of the image). Sketch of a barrel tied with cord in upper right corner.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Preliminary Study [2] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Three rough sketches: two circular sketches with basic composition of the woodcut (incomplete); to the right, a barrel with handles. Beneath, a list of objects Leighton considered for tool assembly in the foreground: "flag [?] & floats, kegs, cod, trawl [?], fork, knife, anchor, sea claw." All but the first and last items are crossed out.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Preliminary Study [3] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Cod: very fine, detailed full-page drawing of a cod.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Preliminary Study [4] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Sketch of a knife and a three-pronged fork. Labeled "knife" and "fork."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: Preliminary Study [5] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Two pieces of paper taped together. On one page, the long, hooked pole used by the cod fishers to move the cod, here labeled "galt" or "gatt" [?]. Beneath, a bundle of cord labeled "light and binding cord." On the other sheet, an image of an anchor.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: State 1, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Partial proof: large portion of bottom left is blank. No visible corrections.
Numbered 1 in upper right corner.
Numbered 1 in upper right corner.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]
Codfishing: State 10, [between 1949 and 1951]
Item — Box: Oversize 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Numbered 10 in upper right corner.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1951]