The Art of the Angle is now on view at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg. It is a collection of 34 original wood engravings used to illustrate three books A River Runs Through It, Home Waters, and Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition, on a fly-fishing theme by Norman Maclean, his son John N., and Ernest Hemingway. Seen together, the wood engravings unite as well as enhance landmark texts in the literature of American fly-fishing. Details: On view: Apr 12- Sep 13, 2025. Thursday–Sunday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Admission is free. 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg, VA 20117. www.nationalsporting.org
Feel for Greatness” c. 2021. Wesley W. Bates (Canadian, c. 1952), Wood engraving, 3 x 4 inches. From John N. Maclean, Home Waters: A Chronicle of a Family and a River. The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“A huge trout went high out of the water.” c. 2023. Chris Wormell (English, b. 1955), Wood engraving, 4 x 3 1/2 inches (sight size). From Ernest Hemingway, Big Two-Hearted River, Foreword by John N. Maclean, T). The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“Frontispiece” c. 2021. Wesley W. Bates (Canadian, c. 1952), Wood engraving, 6 x 4 1/4 inches. From John N. Maclean, Home Waters: A Chronicle of a Family and a River. The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“Ahead the river narrowed and went into a swamp.” c. 2023. Chris Wormell (English, b. 1955), Wood engraving, 5 3/4 x 4 inches. From Ernest Hemingway, Big Two-Hearted River, Foreword by John N. Maclean, The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“Paul Maclean” c. 1989. Barry Moser (American, b. 1940), Wood engraving, 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. From Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“Paul’s Fishing Hat” c. 1989. Barry Moser (American, b. 1940), Wood engraving, 4 1/4 x 3 inches. From Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
“Fathers and Sons” c. 2021.Wesley W. Bates (Canadian, c. 1952), Wood engraving, 3 x 4 inches. From John N. Maclean, Home Waters: A Chronicle of a Family and a River. The Maclean Family Illustration Collection, donated by the family of John N. Maclean, 2025.
