Eloquene in Wood: The art of John L. Clarke
Title:
UNTITLED SKETCH
Artist:
Clarke, John L. (1881-1970)
Medium:
Pencil/Paper
Date:
ca. 1940
Source:
Gift of William Summers
Object ID:
1997.34.03
Description:
These illustrations show prices for sculptures that Clarke regularly carved and sold to visitors.

Although Clarke was a prolific artist and received national acclaim for his sculptures, it was still challenging to support his family on income from his art. As Charles M. Russell wrote to Clarke, "Your work is like mine maney [sic] people like to look at it but there are few buyers."
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Untitled Sketch, 1997.34.03 (front)Untitled Sketch, 1997.34.03 (front)
Untitled Sketch,1997.34.03 (back)Untitled Sketch,1997.34.03 (back)