Florence Clark (1891-1977) WAAH
“Portrait of Woman” 1915
14” x 17.5” Image
15.5” x 20” Framed
Watercolour
Signed lower right
Provenance: Collection of the Artist; Gifted to Artist John and Ann Hanson; Private Collection, Burlington, ON
*Florence Clark was a member of the Women’s Art Association of Hamilton
Biography
Musical Biography:
Florence Durell Clarke was born in Rochester New York on April 29, 1891. Her parents, who were Canadian, moved to Hamilton where her father George J. Clark served as choirleader of James Street Baptist church from 1895-1906. Florence obtained a B.Mus. degree from the University of Toronto, where she studied composition with Sir Ernest MacMillan and violin with Ella Howard and Luigi von Kunits, a pupil of Anton Bruckner. She earned the diploma Licentiate of Trinity College, London, and became only the third woman to earn the designation Fellow of the Canadian College of Organists. An active member of the RCCO, Hamilton Centre, she was made a life member of the Centre and was also recognised as an Honorary member of the RCCO. Florence Clark wrote organ works, compositions for strings, vocal solos, and choral works. Her published compositions include Prelude on a 2nd Mode Melody and Carillon. Her manuscripts are in the Special Collections Department of the Hamilton Public Library. Florence Durrell Clark died on Christmas Eve, 1977. Source
