Publisher : Bodleian Library (19 Oct. 2023) Language : English Hardcover : 192 pages ISBN-10 : 1851246126 ISBN-13 : 978-1851246120 Dimensions : 19.05 x 2.29 x 24.13 cm Best Sellers Rank: 33,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Clare Leighton was one of the most prolific and highly regarded wood engravers of her time, leaving behind a body of work that reflected her rural life in Britain and North America. During the 1930s, as the world around her became increasingly technological, industrial, and urban, Leighton portrayed rural men and women and the ancient methods they used to work the land that would soon vanish forever. Her two best-loved publications, The Farmer’s Year and Four Hedges, reflect this passion for the British countryside. Less well known are her books illustrating and describing rural life in the United States of America, where she emigrated and became a naturalized citizen in 1945, including Southern Harvest and Where Land Meets Sea: The Tide Line of Cape Cod. Leighton also spent time in Canada with the logging community, winning the respect of Canadian lumberjacks by adopting their way of life. Her wood engravings depicting lumberjacks in the snow-covered forests of Canada are some of her most evocative prints. This lavish anthology includes beautifully reproduced extracts and a detailed introduction to the artist’s life and work, reflecting Leighton’s lifelong fascination with the virtues of the countryside and the people who worked the land. 克莱尔·雷顿(Clare Leighton)是她那个时代最多产、最受尊敬的木雕师之一,留下了反映她在英国和北美农村生活的大量作品。在20世纪30年代,随着她周围的世界变得越来越科技化、工业化和城市化,雷顿描绘了农村男女以及他们在土地上耕作的古老方法,这些方法很快就会永远消失。她的两本最受欢迎的出版物《农民年》和《四棵树篱》反映了她对英国乡村的热情。不太为人所知的是她1945年移民并入籍美利坚合众国的书籍,其中包括《南方收获》和《陆地与海洋相遇的地方:科德角的潮汐线》。雷顿还与伐木社区一起在加拿大度过了一段时间,通过采用加拿大伐木工人的生活方式赢得了他们的尊重。她的木雕作品描绘了加拿大白雪皑皑的森林中的伐木工,这就是她的一些作品最令人回味的印花。这本奢华的选集包括精美的复制摘录和对艺术家生活和工作的详细介绍,反映了雷顿一生对乡村美德和土地工人的迷恋。
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