Benjamin West Clinedinst
| Benjamin West Clinedinst | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 14, 1859 Woodstock, Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Pawling, New York |
| Education | Virginia Military Institute |
| Parent(s) | Barnett M. Clinedinst Mary C. South |
| Relatives | Barnett McFee Clinedinst, Jr., brother |
Benjamin West Clinedinst (14 October 1859 – 12 September 1931) was an American illustrator and painter. His sympathetic collaboration with the various authors gave his work an especial charm.[1]
Biography
He was born on 14 October 1859 in Woodstock, Virginia to Barnett M. Clinedinst and Mary C. South.[1][2]
he attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.[3]
He studied for a year in Baltimore and for five years in Paris under Cabanel and Bonnat and first attracted attention in New York with his illustrations for Leslie's Weekly.[1]
He was awarded the Evans prize of the American Watercolor Society in 1900.[1] In 1894, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1898.[2]
He died on 12 September 1931 in Pawling, New York.
Legacy
In 1947, the nonprofit Artists' Fellowship, Inc. established the Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal for exceptional artistic merit.[4] Past winners include William H. Bailey, Will Barnet, Stanley Bleifeld, Paul Cadmus, Lois Dodd, Jane Freilicher, Robert Beverly Hale, Paul Jenkins, Morton Kaish, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Robert Kipniss, Knox Martin, Louise Nevelson, Pat Oliphant, Philip Pearlstein, and Norman Rockwell.[5]
Paintings
He painted a mural of V.M.I. cadets at the 1864 Battle of New Market. The mural is today on display in V.M.I.'s Jackson Memorial Hall.
Family life
Clinedinst's father was photographer and inventor Barnett M. Clinedinst, who named his son after painter Benjamin West.[6]
References
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