Clare Leighton
Women Washing Clothes
About this artwork
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title:Women Washing Clothes
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accession number:GMA 405
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materials:Wood engraving on paper (11/50)
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date created:1925
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measurements:13.90 x 18.70 cm (paper 18.00 x 24.50 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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copyright:© Estate of Clare Leighton
Clare Leighton
Clare Leighton
Claire Leighton was an artist, writer and illustrator best known for her wood engravings. Leighton was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts where she studied wood engraving under Noel Rooke. The subjects and scenes depicted in…