James McLean (NC, 1904-1989), North Raleigh

Linocut on paper, 1930, pencil signed lower right margin, titled at lower left margin, signed with monogram in plate, retains gallery label to verso, framed.

Image size 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 14 x 14 3/8 in.

From the Collection of Mr. Jonathan P. Alcott, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Fine Art of the American South, Charleston, South Carolina.

Born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, James Augustus McLean left an indelible mark on the arts of his home state. After studying at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, McLean returned to North Carolina in the late 1920s. In 1929 he founded the Southern School of Creative Arts in Raleigh. He was instrumental in the founding of NCSU's School of Design and the offering of art classes at UNC-Chapel Hill.

McLean championed all arts - performance, sculpture, painting, and dance. He was one of the founders of Raleigh Little Theater and served as the theater's first president

Repaired tear at lower left; some ink run; not examined out of frame.