id: 149940
accession number: 1980.174
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.174
updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:45.224000
Portrait of Clarence H. White (1871-1925), c. 1898. Ema Spencer (American, 1857–1941). Platinum print with graphite; image: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory 1980.174
title: Portrait of Clarence H. White (1871-1925)
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creation date: c. 1898
creation date earliest: 1893
creation date latest: 1903
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creditline: Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: platinum print with graphite
department: Photography
collection: PH - American 19th Century
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Ema Spencer (American, 1857–1941) - artist
Ema Spencer American, 1857-1941
A native of Newark, Ohio, Ema Spencer is perhaps best remembered today for her encouragement of the young Clarence H. White. Nevertheless, she was a talented photographer in her own right, exhibiting nationally and internationally, winning awards in Italy and Germany, and participating in several of the most important exhibitions of her day.
Spencer founded the Newark Camera Club and was a member of the Photo-Secession; her photographs were published in the January 1909 issue of Camera Work. The calm, quiet quality of her work links her not only to White, with whom she studied, but also to Gertrude Käsebier and others whose images often had a domestic focus and informal tone. In addition to her interest in photography, Spencer was a columnist for the Newark Advocate and a trustee of the New York Public Library. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Portrait of Clarence H. White / by Miss Ema Spencer(?), Newark / Ohio about 1898"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1980
opening date: 1981-06-24T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).
title: Artists Photographing Artists
opening date: 2001-10-13T00:00:00
Artists Photographing Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2001-February 27, 2002).
title: Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America
opening date: 2015-09-05T00:00:00
Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 5, 2015-January 17, 2016).
title: Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925
opening date: 2017-10-07T04:00:00
Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ (organizer) (October 7, 2017-January 7, 2018); Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA (February 13-June 3, 2018); Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (June 22-September 16, 2018); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 21, 2018-January 21, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 328
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McCauley, Elizabeth Anne, Peter C. Bunnell, Clarence H. White, Peter C. Bunnell, Verna Posever Curtis, Perrin M. Lathrop, Adrienne Lundgren, Barbara L. Michaels, Ying Sze Pek, and Caitlin Ryan, 9. Clarence H. White and his world: the art & craft of photography, 1895-1925. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Art Museum, 2017.
page number: Reproduced: p. 9.
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