Clarence Hudson White (April 8, 1871 – July 8, 1925) was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement. He grew up in small towns in Ohio, where his primary influences were his family and the social life of rural America.

Apr 4, 2025 · Clarence H. White (born April 8, 1871, West Carlisle, Ohio, U.S.—died July 8, 1925, Mexico City, Mexico) was an American photographer known for subtle portraits of women and children and also as an influential teacher of photography.

Clarence Hudson White (April 8, 1871 – July 8, 1925) was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement. He grew up in small towns in Ohio, where his primary influences were his family and the social life of rural America.

Clarence White, an influential photographer and founder of a photography school, created resolutely tranquil work that often featured his family and friends, whom he roused from bed for early morning sessions.

Aug 15, 2018 · Ohio native Clarence H. White was an inventive artist, an influential leader of the American Pictorialist movement, a pioneer in the development of photographic magazine illustration and advertising, and founder of the first school of …

Based on major collections of Clarence H. White’s prints and archives owned by the Princeton University Art Museum and the Library of Congress, and supplemented by loans from other museums and private collections, Clarence H. White and His World highlights the career of one of America’s leading art photographers, who began as a humble ...

An influential teacher and leading Pictorialist, Clarence White photographed intimate and idyllic studies of family and friends. He used natural light to create a rich atmosphere and a quiet domestic sensitivity that resist sentimentality.

Clarence H. White, Model in New York Studio, c.1915, halftone print, Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund, 2010.76.15 Model in New York Studio Clarence H. White · c.1915 · halftone print · Accession ID 2010.76.15

Before White was able to become a full-time artist and teacher, he worked for nearly a decade in Newark, Ohio, balancing a bookkeeping job with his avocation as a photographer. Featured in the third issue of Camera Work, White received international recognition for his work.

A self-taught photographer from rural Ohio, Clarence H. White (1871–1925) first became famous for his delicate, idealized images of rural family life. A charter member of the Photo-Secession in 1902, he was a frequent contributor to Camera Work and, after 1906, when he moved to New York, a member of Alfred Stieglitz’s inner circle.