


About Clarence White
American · 1871–1925
American[1] Pictorialist photographer and co-founder of the Photo-Secession; his school taught Dorothea Lange and Margaret Bourke-White.

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Most worksNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. · 19 works
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Where to see Clarence White
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19 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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3 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Clarence White?
What is Clarence White known for?
Clarence White is known for his soft-focus compositions, drawn from Japanese printmaking and Whistler's tonal principles. His images of domestic life in rural Ohio treat photography as a medium for feeling rather than record-keeping. He also founded the Clarence H. White School of Photography, which had a significant influence on twentieth-century photography.What was Clarence White's art style?
White's art style involved soft-focus compositions influenced by Japanese printmaking and Whistler's tonal principles. His photographs often depicted domestic life and aimed to convey feeling rather than simply record reality. He used a 6½-by-8½-inch view camera to produce platinum and palladium prints.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Clarence White's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Clarence White Used for: biography.
- [2] book Ansel Adams; Beaumont Newhall; Nancy Newhall; Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Aaron Siskind; Richard Avedon; Harry Callahan; Lee Friedlander; Tina Modotti; W. Eugene Smith; Paul Strand; Edward Weston; Garry Winogrand; Amy Rule, Ansel Adams; Beaumont Newhall; Nancy Newhall; Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Aaron Siskind; Richard Avedon; Harry Callahan; Lee Friedlander; Tina Modotti; W. Eugene Smith; Paul Strand; Edward Weston; Garry Winogrand; Amy Rule - Original sources _ art and ar Used for: biography.
- [3] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [4] book Landauer, Susan, The not-so-still life : a century of California painting and sculpture Used for: biography.
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