All of Appalachian scenes; the first titled "Centenarian," signed and numbered 7/150, matted and framed under glass (SS 4.5 x 5 1/8 in.; DOA 8.5 x 10.5 in.); the second titled "Top of the Hill," pencil signed and numbered 28/50 (SS 6.5 x 4.25 in.; DOA 12.5 x 9.5 in.); the third titled "Corn Husking in the Mountains," pencil signed and numbered 17/150 (SS 7.25 x 5.25 in.; DOA 20.5 x 16.5 in.); the fourth titled "Apple Butter," pencil signed and numbered 21/50 (SS 7.75 x 5 5/8 in.; DOA 20.5 x 16.5 in.); each matted and framed under glass.

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 received 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.

$600 - 900