Emilie V. Clarkson

Emilie V. Clarkson
Born
Emilie Vallete Clarkson

(1863-01-31)January 31, 1863
Potsdam, New York, US
DiedDecember 13, 1946(1946-12-13) (aged 83)
Potsdam, New York, US
Alma materChautaqua School of Photography
Known forPhotography
MovementPictorialism

Emilie Vallete Clarkson (January 31, 1863 – December 13, 1946) was an American photographer.

Biography

Clarkson was born on January 31, 1863, in Potsdam, New York.[1] She attended the Chautauqua School of Photography,[2] graduating in 1890.[3]

Clarkson was a member of the Society of Amateur Photographers of New York and the Camera Club of New York. Her photographs appeared in the publications American Annual of Photography, theAmerican Amateur Photographer and the Photographic Times. Alfred Stieglitz included her work in Camera Notes.[1]

In 1901, Clarkson's work was included in the Glasgow International Exhibition. Soon after that she married William Moore and stopped exhibiting her work.[2]

Clarkson died on December 13, 1946, aged 83, in Potsdam.[1] Her large collection of lantern slides was donated to St. Lawrence University.[2]

Her work in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago,[4] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[5] the Minneapolis Institute of Art,[6] the Museum of Modern Art,[7] the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,[8] and the New York Public Library Photography Collection.[9]

  • Spinning, 1901
    Spinning, 1901
  • Focusing, 1893
    Focusing, 1893
  • The Boatman's Daughter, 1895
    The Boatman's Daughter, 1895

References

  1. ^ a b c "Emilie V. Clarkson". Luminous-Lint. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Emilie Clarkson Moore Lantern Slide Collection". St. Lawrence University Library. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ Rains, Ben (30 May 2025). "Emilie V. Clarkson". Photo Curious. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Spinning, No. 18 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II" (1901)". Art Institute of Chicago. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  5. ^ Käsebier, Gertrude; Eugene, Frank; Clark, Rose (1900). "American Pictorial Photography, Series Two". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Spinning, late 19th century". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Emilie V. Clarkson. Spinning. 1901". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Works – Emilie V. Clarkson". Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Emilie V. Clarkson". Photographers’ Identities Catalog. NYPL. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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