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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]

Creator

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w print

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The materials are open for research.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Dimensions

; 19 x 23 cm.

Part of the Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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1080 Chapel Street
New Haven , CT 06510

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