Artist/Maker
William Henry Walker
(1871 - 1938)
Subject a Member or Associate
Dutch Treat Club
Profile Portrait of James L. Clark (1883-1969)
1927
Graphite on ivory paper with printed verso
Overall: 7 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 18.1 x 14.3 cm )
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
1990.1.48
James Lippitt Clark was a taxidermist, sculptor, explorer, big game hunter, and motion picture engineer. He led the O'Donnell-Clark African Expedition in 1931 and was director emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History in New York from January, 1949.
DescriptionPortraitMarkingssignature and inscription: lower right: "Wm H Walker / James L. Clark"
inscription and date: lower left: "Camp Fire [?] Club / 1927"
InscribedSigned at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "Camp Fire Club / 1927"; signed by sitter at lower right: "James L. Clark."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
William Henry Walker
1929
1990.1.70
