Clara Erskine Clement Waters (August 28, 1834, in St. Louis, Missouri – February 29, 1916, in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an American author and traveler.
On August 28, 1834, Clement was born as Clara Erskine in St. Louis, Missouri. Clement's father was John Erskine, a businessman. Clement's mother was Harriet Bethiah (Godfrey) Erskine. She was educated at home by private tutors.
Careeredit
Clement's writing career began in 1869 with the privately printed work, Simple Story of the Orient.
Clement made extensive tours in Europe, visited Palestine and Turkey in 1868, and traveled round the world in 1883/4.[1] Her travels continued later in life.
Selected worksedit
Simple Story of the Orient, her first work, printed privately (1869)
Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art (Boston, 1871)
Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works (1874; 9th ed., 1892)
Artists of the Nineteenth Century and their Works, with Laurence Hutton (1879)
Hand-Books of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (3 vols., 1883–86)
Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints (1886)
Stories of Art and Artists (1886)
"The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice, Mediaeval and Modern" (1893)
Naples: The City of Parthenope and Its Environs (1894)
Constantinople: The City of Sultans (1895)
Angels in Art (1899)
Women Artists in Europe and America (1903)
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. (1904)
Women in the Fine Arts (1906)
She also translated a volume of Kenan's lectures and Dosia's Daughter, a novel by Henri Gréville, and edited a translation of Carl von Lützow's Treasures of Italian Art.[1]
clara, erskine, clement, waters, august, 1834, louis, missouri, february, 1916, brookline, massachusetts, american, author, traveler, born28, august, 1834, died29, february, 1916, aged, occupationhistorian, writer, from, history, beginners, students, architect. Clara Erskine Clement Waters August 28 1834 in St Louis Missouri February 29 1916 in Brookline Massachusetts was an American author and traveler Clara Erskine ClementBorn28 August 1834 Died29 February 1916 aged 81 OccupationHistorian writer From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Vol 3 Architecture 1891 by Clara Erskine Clement Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Selected works 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editOn August 28 1834 Clement was born as Clara Erskine in St Louis Missouri Clement s father was John Erskine a businessman Clement s mother was Harriet Bethiah Godfrey Erskine She was educated at home by private tutors Career editClement s writing career began in 1869 with the privately printed work Simple Story of the Orient Personal life editIn 1852 Clement married James Hazen Clement a businessman They moved to Newton Massachusetts After the death of her first husband in 1882 Clement married Edwin Forbes Waters author and owner of the Boston Daily Advertiser They resided in Cambridge Massachusetts 1 Clement made extensive tours in Europe visited Palestine and Turkey in 1868 and traveled round the world in 1883 4 1 Her travels continued later in life Selected works editSimple Story of the Orient her first work printed privately 1869 Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art Boston 1871 Painters Sculptors Architects Engravers and their Works 1874 9th ed 1892 Artists of the Nineteenth Century and their Works with Laurence Hutton 1879 Eleanor Maitland a novel 1881 Life of Charlotte Cushman 1882 History of Egypt 1880 Hand Books of Painting Sculpture and Architecture 3 vols 1883 86 Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints 1886 Stories of Art and Artists 1886 The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice Mediaeval and Modern 1893 Naples The City of Parthenope and Its Environs 1894 Constantinople The City of Sultans 1895 Angels in Art 1899 Women Artists in Europe and America 1903 Women in the fine arts from the Seventh Century B C to the Twentieth Century A D 1904 Women in the Fine Arts 1906 She also translated a volume of Kenan s lectures and Dosia s Daughter a novel by Henri Greville and edited a translation of Carl von Lutzow s Treasures of Italian Art 1 Notes edit a b c Wilson amp Fiske 1900 Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1900 Clement Clara Erskine Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton References editRines George Edwin ed 1920 Waters Clara Erskine Clement Encyclopedia Americana External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Woman of the Century Clara Erskine Clement Waters Clara Erskine Clement Waters Papers 1869 1932 Finding Aid Princeton University Library Manuscripts Division Retrieved April 8 2012 Works by Clara Erskine Clement Waters at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Clara Erskine Clement at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clara Erskine Clement amp oldid 1187373657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
