At the center of this circular, black and white print, a man wearing a hat, shirt, and pants harvests wheat with a scythe with multiple blades. Behind the field of wheat, nestled in the hills, are a group of farm buildings including three grain silos. At the bottom of the print is a small still life that includes implements related to farming including a water jug, a hay fork, a sickle, and a scythe.

Farming

Clare Leighton

1949-1950

Titles Farming (Title)@New England Industries (Series)
Artist Clare Leighton, American, born England, 1898 - 1989, ?
Medium wood engraving
Dimensions sheet: 11 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (29.5 × 27.3 cm) image: 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (24.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by The Wedgwood Society of Washington, DC, 2018.19
Work Type print
Classification Prints