Susan Willard Flint (American, 1902-1984) was perhaps best known for her “spots” published in the New Yorker--of which this c. 1938 black ink linocut of two boats of rowers is a great example, found still adhered to a sheet of cardboard stamped by The New Yorker Editorial Department. Feels SO classic New Yorker to me, and indeed Flint's illustrations like this one, contributed just a decade into the publication's run, helped to define the look. Yes, there is a little bit of old rubber glue stain showing through the paper here, but for me those are very romantic stains, having carried it through Harold Ross's editorial offices!
Flint studied at the Phoenix Art Institute in New York and showed at venues including the Morton Gallery, the Delphic Studio, and the Opportunity Gallery at the Art Center in New York, A large collection of her art and archives are held in the Petersham Historical Society, Petersham, Massachusetts, where the artist spent much of her life.
7 3/8" x 4 1/4" and in good condition, a bit of glue stain showing through as evident. Original cardboard mount (from which I easily detached it) included.
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