Tools accompanying The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing by Claude Flight
1934
Medium
Tools and printed paper
Dimensions
1 1/2 × 5 × 1 in. (3.8 × 12.7 × 2.5 cm)
Classification
Tools
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, Peco Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019
Accession Number
Ref.Garfield.2a–i
Art Historical Context
Step into the innovative world of 1930s printmaking with these compact *Tools accompanying The Art and Craft of L Cutting and Printing* by Flight (1934). Tucked neatly into a case measuring just 1½ × 5 × 1 inches, this set includes linocut tools and printed paper samples, offering a hands-on glimpse into Flight's pioneering techniques. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in2019 through generous donor gifts, it now resides in the Drawings and Prints, classified simply as "Tools"—a testament to its practical yet artistic essence. Claude Flight, a leading figure at London's Grosvenor Scho...