Clarence K. Chatterton, impressionist* painter and teacher was born in Newburgh, New York, September 19th, 1880. He studied at the New York School of Art* under Luis Mora, Robert Henri, Kenneth Hayes Miller and William Merritt Chase. During his life he credited Robert Henri with having the greatest influence on his artistic career and one can clearly see similarities in their work of every-day scenes, straight forwardness, bold approach and strong color.

Clarence Chatterton exhibited with Henri's disciples at the MacDowell Club, one of a few exhibition spaces available to the "new" group of "rebellious" social realist* artists working at the turn of the century. Chatterton said of Henri: "Over and over again Henri would ...