Wood engraving, published 1942, pencil signed at lower right, numbered 11/50 and titled at lower left, graceful depiction of tobacco loopers in the NC Piedmont, matted and framed under glass. Paper 10 x 7.75 in.; SS 8 x 5 5/8 in.; DOA 20.5 x 16.5 in.

SS 8 x 5 5/8 in.; DOA 20.5 x 16.5 in.

Private Collection, Durham, NC

Born in England, Clare Leighton is among the premier wood engravers of the 20th century. She emigrated to the United States at the outbreak of WWII and became an American citizen in 1945. In 1943 she receved a teaching position at Duke University in Durham where she met Professor Frank Brown and joined in his efforts to document North Carolina folklore. It is her unsentimental depictions of life in the south and the north that are among her most valued works. Many of her wood engravings are in the collections of the Mint Museum and Duke University.

Taped at each corner; minor toning.

$400 - 600