Mabel Pugh (NC/NY, 1891–1986), The City
Mabel Pugh (NC/NY, 1891–1986), The City
linoleum block print, pencil signed, titled, and numbered "23/100" lower margin, matted and framed.
Image size 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 21 x 17 1/4 in.
Born in Morrisville, NC, Mabel Pugh studied at Peace College (then Peace Institute) in Raleigh from 1907 until 1913. After leaving Peace, she continued her art studies at Columbia University, the Art Students League (New York), and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her work was very well received, with numerous woodblock prints and paintings exhibited across the country and gracing numerous book jackets. She returned to Raleigh in the 1930s where she served as head of Peace College's Art Department from 1938 until 1960.
By descent through the family of John Lynn Moorhead, Durham, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Some toning, sheet rippling, and few creases (mostly inherent to paper thinness); some debris beneath frame glass; not examined out of frame.
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Mabel Pugh (NC/NY, 1891–1986), The City
linoleum block print, pencil signed, titled, and numbered "23/100" lower margin, matted and framed.
Image size 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 21 x 17 1/4 in.
Born in Morrisville, NC, Mabel Pugh studied at Peace College (then Peace Institute) in Raleigh from 1907 until 1913. After leaving Peace, she continued her art studies at Columbia University, the Art Students League (New York), and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her work was very well received, with numerous woodblock prints and paintings exhibited across the country and gracing numerous book jackets. She returned to Raleigh in the 1930s where she served as head of Peace College's Art Department from 1938 until 1960.
By descent through the family of John Lynn Moorhead, Durham, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Some toning, sheet rippling, and few creases (mostly inherent to paper thinness); some debris beneath frame glass; not examined out of frame.
