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1940's

1940
Stephen Gooden, "Diana"

Line Engraving 5 3/8" Diameter. [no available prints at this time]
Gooden was born in England in 1892. He was educated at Rugby and the Slade School in London, England. He served in both world wars and later look up Line Engraving for book illustration. This print was made under difficult war conditions the edition was made, the print shop being littered with broken glass from bombing during printing operations.
1941
Claire Leighton, "Cotton Pickers"

5 3/4" x 4"
[no available prints at this time]
Leighton (1898-1989) was one of the finest engravers of her time. She also was a graduate of the Slade School in London. In 1939 she emigrated to the United States, where she worked on book illustrations and lectured at the National Academy of Design. The Ashmolean museum at Oxford held a major retrospective of her work in 1992.
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