Alson Skinner Clark (1876 - 1949) American. Watercolor on Paper. Measure 12 1/4"in H x 19 3/4"in W and 18"in H x 24 1/2"in W with frame. Was an American Impressionist painter best remembered for his landscapes. He was also a photographer, plein aire painter, art educator and muralist. 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. In the 1920s, he taught fine art at Occidental College, and by 1919 he was director of the Stickney Memorial Art School in Pasadena. His memberships in arts organizations included the Pasadena Society of Artists and the California Art Club. His work was included in the Tonal Impressionism exhibition curated by Harry Muir Kurtzworth in 1937, along with the works of Frank Tenney Johnson, Frank Tolles Chamberlain, and Theodore Lukits which was held in the Los Angeles Art Association Gallery at the Los Angeles Public Library.

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