Claude Clark

Claude Clark was an American painter, draftsperson, printmaker, art educator and artist (1915–2001). He was born at Rockingham and died at Oakland.

Also recorded as Claude Clark Sr.; Claude Clark, Sr..

Claude Clark in brief

Born
1915
Died
2001
Known for
painter, draftsperson, printmaker, art educator and artist
Place of birth
Rockingham
Contents

Formation and teaching

Claude Clark studied at California State University, Sacramento, University of California, Berkeley, Philadelphia College of Art and The University of the Arts. He trained under Franklin C. Watkins. His recorded influences include Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne.

Career and activity

Claude Clark worked in visual arts and visual art education. His work is associated with Black Arts Movement.

He was employed by Works Progress Administration, Talladega College, Merritt College and Philadelphia Public School District. He worked at Talladega, Berkeley, Oakland, Sacramento, California and Philadelphia.

Recognition and collections

Claude Clark received fellow. Work by Claude Clark is held by Harmon Foundation Collection at Fisk University, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Catalogued works

22 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1820 to 1999.

A Black Art Perspective: A Black Teacher's Guide to a Black Visual Arts Curriculum. Guttersnipe, dated 1942, held by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, inventory 2000.21a-b. Resting, dated 1944, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1967.57.32. Jam Session, dated 1943, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory 1998-65-1. Spring Flowers, dated 1945, held by Georgia Museum of Art, inventory 2012.116. Jivin' Scribe, dated 1941, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.529.41. Boogie-woogie, dated 1935, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 43.46.101. In The Groove, dated 1935, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 43.46.102. Old Swedes' Church, dated 1935, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 43.46.103. Refuse, dated 1935, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 43.46.104. Philadelphia Alley, dated 1940, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.529.38. Conversation, dated 1940, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.529.39. Workers United, dated 1941, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.529.40. Man and Cart, dated 1940, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.529.43. 'Zoonoses for Heath Clark' I Correspondence, dated 1955-1969, held by Wellcome Collection. Heath Clark Lectures, dated 1955-1970, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Zoonoses for Heath Clark' II Notes, papers, photos, etc, dated 1955-1969, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Correspondence about Heath Clark lectures (Univ London) 1968, printed in (see <i>Progress in Parasitology</i>)', dated 1967-1970, held by Wellcome Collection. Commemorative practices in science : historical perspectives on the politics of collective memory / edited by Pnia G. Abir-Am and Clark A. Elliott., dated 1999,, held by Wellcome Collection. The causes of death among the assured in the Scottish Widow's Fund and Life Assurance Society from 1874 to 1894 inclusive / [Claud Muirhead]., dated 1902, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Wellcome Trust: Annual Reports, etc', dated 1968-1979, held by Wellcome Collection. The manners of the ancient Israelites; containing an account of their peculiar customs, ceremonies, laws, etc. With a short account of the ancient and modern Samaritans / The whole much enlarged ... by A. Clarke., dated 1820, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Georgia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 37 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Clark, Claude, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Claude Clark studied at California State University, Sacramento, University of California, Berkeley and Philadelphia College of Art. training under Franklin C. Watkins is recorded.

The field of work recorded is visual arts and visual art education. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, landscape, still life and marine art. The authority associates the name with Black Arts Movement. Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Talladega, Berkeley and Oakland. Residence is recorded at California and Philadelphia. Employment is recorded with Works Progress Administration, Talladega College and Merritt College.

Work by Claude Clark is recorded in the collections of Harmon Foundation Collection at Fisk University, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Woodmere Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are fellow.

Chronology

  1. 1915Claude Clark born at Rockingham.
  2. 1941Jivin' Scribe (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1942Guttersnipe (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
  4. 1943Jam Session (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
  5. 1944Resting (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  6. 1945Spring Flowers (Georgia Museum of Art).
  7. 2001Claude Clark died at Oakland.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Clark, Claude, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Claude Clark (10 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 37 works naming Claude Clark.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q17917680: Claude Clark

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Claude Clark”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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