The Nativity
Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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The Nativity
195220th century
292 x 89 mm (11.5 x 3.5 in.)
Clare Leighton, American, (1898–1989)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Wood engraving on Japan paper
Print impression quality:
Excellent
Edition:
41/50; engraved for the “New York Times Magazine” 23 December 1952 to illustrate a poem by John Masefield
Marks:
Inscribed in pencil, lower left margin: “41/50 The Nativity”; signed, lower right: “Clare Leighton”
Credit Line:
Gift of the Friends of Olin Library, 1976
Accession Number:
1976.12.2
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- Bible
- literature (writings)
- New Testament
- religions
- religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 292 x 89 mm (11.5 x 3.5 in.)
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Credit Caption
Clare Leighton, American, (1898–1989) . The Nativity, 1952. Wood engraving on Japan paper. image : 292 x 89 mm (11.5 x 3.5 in.). Sheet : 353 x 140 mm (13.9 x 5.5 in.). DAC accession number 1976.12.2. Gift of the Friends of Olin Library, 1976. (photo: M. Cook) .