Born in NYC on March 27, 1883, Eliot Clarkwas the son of artist Walter Clark. After studying briefly at the Art Students League under Potthast and Twachtman, he taught there during 1912-22. While based in New York City, he made painting trips to the West during the 1920s and 1930s. Small oils of Yosemite are extant. Member: Salmagundi Club; National Academy; National Art ClubExhibitions: National Academy of Design, 1912, 1922 (prizes); Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles), 1928. Collections:National Academy of Design, Fort Worth Art Center; Maryland Institute (Baltimore); MM; Woodrow Wilson House (Washington, DC); Baltimore Museum; San Antonio Museum; Dayton Art Institute Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"American Art Annual 1905-33; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E); Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers(Fielding, Mantle); Artists of the American West (Samuels); Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); Who's Who in American Art 1936-78.