The Baptizing

1951-1952

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

This is a drawing of a group of people gathering in a forested area beside a water body. The scene shows a person being supported in the water by others, while a crowd of people surrounds them. Some individuals are standing in the water, while others are on the bank, in various postures of gesture and reverence. The illustration features detailed patterns, stark contrasts of black and white, and a dynamic quality that captures the communal atmosphere of the event.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.78 × 12.38 cm (7 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.86 × 16.19 cm (9 × 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1267

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehman 1977, no. 618

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1952

  • White, Newman Ivey, ed. The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, vol. 1. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1952, pp. 226-227.

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 21, no. 618.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 21/150 Colored Baptizing; lower right in graphite: Clare Leighton

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012209

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