Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| Painter, muralist, lithographer. Born on June 8, 1905 in Oakland, CA. Clements studied art for five years with Kenneth Hayes Miller and Boardman Robinson in New York. In 1930 she settled in Los Angeles where she taught at Chouinard and Stickney Schools. While there, she was instrumental in the promotion of Post-Surrealist ideology.
During the Depression she was active on the Federal Art Project. After her marriage to Thayer Waldo in 1938, she soon abandoned painting to pursue a career as a writer on modern art and design. She died in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 1969. At the time of her death she was the wife of Robert DeLuce.
Exh: American Painters & Sculptors, LACMA, 1931 (solo), 1939, 1944; CPLH, 1932 (solo); Oakland Art Gallery, 1932; Post-Surrealists, SFMA, 1935; WPA Artists, De Young Museum, 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; Whitney Museum, 1942. In: Mills College (Oakland); Venice (CA) High School; John Reed Club (Hollywood); Oakland Museum; Long Beach Airport (mosaics). AAA 1933; SCA; WWAA 1940; P&S; WWC 1942; Independent Spirits. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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