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Wood-engraving

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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

Clare Leighton collection

 Collection
Call Number: MSS 7
Abstract:

The collection comprises original artwork and manuscript material by Clare Leighton for a series of 12 Queen's ware plates representing New England industries, produced by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons in 1952.

Dates: 1949-1953
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Clare Leighton collection