9th of 20 works found
The Graveyard
Artist
Leighton, Clare
Title
The Graveyard
Technique
wood engraving
Date
1930
Dimensions
25.5cm height x 22.4cm width
Type
print
Accession Number
1984.35
Owner
City of Burnaby
Collection
Permanent Collection
Gift of Jeff Fargher
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) was an English/American artist, writer and illustrator. Leighton is widely known for her books and her wood engraving illustrations, which were not yet seen as a legitimate form of artistic expression. She persevered nonetheless, with depictions of the natural environment and the reality of hard labour and its virtues being core themes in her work.