Alson skinner clark biography
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Alson skinner clark biography
Alson S. Clark
American painter (1876–1949)
Alson Skinner Clark (March 25, 1876 – March 23, 1949) was an American Impressionist painter best remembered for his landscapes.
He was also a photographer, plein aire painter, art educator and muralist.
Early life and education
On March 25, 1876, he was born in Chicago, Illinois to a wealthy family.[1] He showed early artistic talent and by age 11 he was taking art classes at Art Institute of Chicago.[2] His art education included training at the Académie Julian (1899).[2] In addition he studied in the atelier of William Merritt Chase and Chase School of Art and Académie Carmen with James McNeill Whistler.[3][when?]
Career
He spent much of his early career working in Paris, France and served in the United States Army as an aerial photographer during World War I.[1] In the 1920s, he taught fine art at Occidental College, and by 1919 he was director of the S