Catherine and Heathcliffe as Children. Verso: Fragmentary Figure 

Editor: This is Lady Edna Clarke Hall’s drawing, Catherine and Heathcliffe as Children. It's a quick sketch, very linear. Heathcliff seems to be sewing. What does this image convey to you? Curator: Notice the raw quality of the line, the exposed paper. It points to the means of production, the artist's hand and the immediate social function of domestic labor. Hall subverts the expectation of gendered roles, Heathcliff’s sewing challenges that boundary, doesn't it? Editor: That’s an interesting point; the sewing does seem to challenge his masculinity. Curator: The drawing itself is a material act, a product of labor and consumption, reflecting the artist’s engagement with the domestic sphere and social critique. Editor: I hadn't thought of the drawing as a product, but it is literally made with materials. Thanks!