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Leaping Leopards, c.1930. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Cows and Calf, undated. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Zebra Tapestry, 1928. Tapestry by Clara Mairs.
Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 1925. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
City of Mexico, undated. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Clara and Clem, c.1930. Oil on canvas painting by Clara Mairs.
Dancing Bears, undated. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Paris at Night, undated. Etching on paper by Clara Mairs.
Carol, Carol Sweetly, undated. Soft-ground etching/aquatint on paper by Clara Mairs.
Clara Gardner Mairs was a painter, printmaker, and decorative artist active from the 1910s to the 1960s. She is best known for her prints of children, animals, circus scenes, and Old Testament stories, often with hints of satirical humor.