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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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1953]

Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (2 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]

 Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, 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 — Oversize 1: Series 2, 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 — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 22
Call Number: MSS 7, Series III

Codfishing: Compositional Study [1] of 1, [between 1949 and 1951]

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II

Codfishing: Final Proof [2] of 2, [between 1949 and 1951]

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II

Codfishing: Preliminary Study [1] of 5, [between 1949 and 1951]

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 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 — Oversize 2: Series 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.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]

Codfishing: State 2, [between 1949 and 1951]

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Scope and Contents:

Two pieces of paper glued together to form full image. At the top of the image, the paper has been cut into a semi-circle.

Numbered 2 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]

Additional filters

Type
Archival Object 337
Collection 1
 
Subject
Wood engravings 156
Graphite drawings 131
Logging -- Pictorial works 31
Marble industry and trade -- Pictorial works 31
Maple sugar industry -- Pictorial works 30