ARTIST: Clara Stroud (New Jersey, Louisiana, 1890-1984)
NAME: Barn on Long Island, built in 1887 by Pellitro, a Frenchman
MEDIUM: watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Very good. Framed under glass.
SIGHT SIZE: 10 x 14 inches / 25 x 35 cm
FRAME SIZE: 17 x 21 inches / 43 x 53 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Clara Stroud was active/lived in New Jersey, Louisiana. Clara Stroud is known for Animals, circus scene, landscape.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Clara Stroud settled in Herbertsville, New Jersey and became a painter, craftsperson, designer, teacher, and writer. She, along with her mother, Ida Stroud, became a leading promoter of watercolor.Stroud studied at the Pratt Institute, earning a BA in 1912, and an MA in 1915. She was also a student of Gustave Cimiotti, Winold Reiss, Jay Hambidge, Ralph Johonnot, and studied at the Ringling School in Sarasota, Florida with Hilton Leech.She exhibited extensively including with the Brooklyn Society of Artists, the Society of Independent Artists, and the Salons of America.Stroud was a critic for the Keramic Studio News, and illustrator for Every Day Art and Craftsman Magazine, and created Christmas cards for Raphael Tuck and Company. She taught at East Orange, New Jersey high school, at Pratt Institute, the Traphagen School, and the Newark Art School.