The first: Ellen with her children, pencil signed, titled and numbered 9/50; the second: Ellen Hoeing, pencil signed, titled, and numbered 25/50 lower margin; presented in similar matting and framing.

DOA 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Dr. James Finch, 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. Her unsentimental depictions of life in the South and the North are among her most valued works. Many of her wood engravings are in the collections of the Mint Museum and Duke University.

Good estate condition; slight toning and one visible foxing mark; not examined out of frames.