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Leighton, Clare, 1898-1989

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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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Photographs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Finished designs, signed and numbered

Codfishing: Final Proof [1] of 2, [between 1949 and 1951]

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > Final proofs

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

 Item — Oversize 2: Series 2, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 7, Series II
Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > Final proofs

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

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]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 3, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

First full image in the series.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 4, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 4 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 6, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 6 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 7, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 7 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 8, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 8 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 9, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 9 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 10, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 10 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

Codfishing: State 11, [between 1949 and 1951]

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

Numbered 11 in upper right corner.

Dates: [between 1949 and 1951]
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection > Artwork > Codfishing > States

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