John Clemmer: A Legacy in Art
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Historic New Orleans Collection 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Boasting a seventy-five year career that lasted from 1939–2014, the modernist John Clemmer remains an iconic figure to generations of New Orleans art collectors, students, fellow artists, and friends. Clemmer started his career at the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans, studying with Paul Ninas, Enrique Alferez, and Xavier Gonzales. The bulk of his professional career was spent at Tulane, first in the School of Architecture and later at Newcomb College.
In honor of the centennial of his birth, the Historic New Orleans Collection presents a special survey of Clemmer's work, featuring sixty-two paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. A companion exhibition also presents pieces by seventy-six artists Clemmer knew during his career through the Arts and Crafts Club, the Orleans Gallery, Newcomb College, Tulane University, and the city at large—resulting in a remarkable testament to art's history in New Orleans during Clemmer's seventy-five years in action. hnoc.org.