1921 Donaldsonville, Louisiana - 2014. Known for: Landscape, portrait, non objective.
John Clemmer was born in the rural town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 22, 1921. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1928. In 1939, he graduated from High School and began studies at the...
Read full biography John Clemmer was born in the rural town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 22, 1921. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1928. In 1939, he graduated from High School and began studies at the New Orleans Art School until 1942. Clemmer served in the army from 1942-1946. He returned to his...
Read full biography John Clemmer was born in the rural town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 22, 1921. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1928. In 1939, he graduated from High School and began studies at the New Orleans Art School until 1942. Clemmer served in the army from 1942-1946. He returned to his art studies at night at the New Orleans Art School. In 1948, he had his first one-man show in the city at Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans. Clemmer began as a drawing instructor in 1951 at the Tulane...
Read full biography John Clemmer was born in the rural town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 22, 1921. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1928. In 1939, he graduated from High School and began studies at the New Orleans Art School until 1942. Clemmer served in the army from 1942-1946. He returned to his art studies at night at the New Orleans Art School. In 1948, he had his first one-man show in the city at Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans. Clemmer began as a drawing instructor in 1951 at the Tulane University School of Architecture where he taught art until his retirement in 1986. A retrospective of Clemmer's work is mounted at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1999. This exhibition also traveled to the Alexandria Museum of Art and the Meadows...
Read full biography John Clemmer was born in the rural town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 22, 1921. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1928. In 1939, he graduated from High School and began studies at the New Orleans Art School until 1942. Clemmer served in the army from 1942-1946. He returned to his art studies at night at the New Orleans Art School. In 1948, he had his first one-man show in the city at Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans. Clemmer began as a drawing instructor in 1951 at the Tulane University School of Architecture where he taught art until his retirement in 1986. A retrospective of Clemmer's work is mounted at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1999. This exhibition also traveled to the Alexandria Museum of Art and the Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. Source:. William Greiner Fine Art
