The Farmer's Year by Clare Leighton

The Farmer's Year by Clare Leighton

In this book, the author gives a monthly chronicle of agricultural life in England during the 1930s. She evokes, in her text, the everyday experiences of farm workers via the use of 12 wood engravings.

Clare Leighton (1898-1989) studied art at the Brighton, Slade, and Central schools of art in London. Her travels in Europe instilled in her a sense of empathy for rural people and their culture, which she expressed in much of her art. She is most known as a wood engraver who prompted a rebirth of the trade in Britain and North America. She is an outstanding writer, designer, and artist. She illustrated works by Thomas Hardy, Gilbert White, and Henry David Thoreau, as well as her own Four Hedges, Rural Matters, The Farmer's Year, and Southern Harvest (all published by Little Toller). The British Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago all include her work in their collections.

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ISBN 13	9780712652889
ISBN 10	0712652884
Title	The Farmer's Year
Author	Clare Leighton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	1992-10-22
Number of pages	56
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.