Alvan Clark
(1804–1887) amerikansk astronom
Alvan Clark (USA, 1804–1887) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Alvan Clark belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Alvan Clark was born in Ashfield and died in Cambridge. Alvan Clark became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Lalande Prize and Rumford Prize.
The best-known works include ‘Yerkes Observatory’ and ‘Alvan Clark & Sons’. The catalogue has 16 works by Alvan Clark with free images. The dated works span the years 1835–1872. Works by Alvan Clark are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and National Portrait Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John Quidor, Robert Walter Weir, Fitz Henry Lane, Rudolph Wiegmann, and Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay.