Original Wood Engraving: Peter Ring Dem Bells, 1941

by Jean Mackay, aka Jean Mackay Henrich

$500 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

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1941. Original wood relief engraving, 7 x 5 , on approx 10 x 8 sheet; printed in black on handmade Japanese paper. Titled, signed and dated in pencil beneath image. In hinged gallery mat. Subtle age-darkening to image area evident upon lifting the mat, else quite clean, and a strong impression. Edition size not stated. A finely detailed woodcut, inspired by the traditional African-American spiritual of the same title. Henrich, born in Nova Scotia,

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