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Clara Erskine Clement Waters (August 28, 1834, in
''Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works''
(1874; 9th ed., 1892) * ''Artists of the Nineteenth Century and their Works'', with
''A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture''
(1887) * ''The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice, Mediaeval and Modern'' (1893) *''Naples: The City of Parthenope and Its Environs'' (1894)
''Constantinople: The City of Sultans''
(1895) * ''Angels in Art'' (1899) * ''Women Artists in Europe and America'' (1903) * ''Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.'' (1904) * ''Women in the Fine Arts'' (1906) She also translated a volume of Kenan's lectures and ''Dosia's Daughter'', a novel by Henri Gréville, and edited a translation of Carl von Lützow's ''Treasures of Italian Art''.
Clara Erskine Clement Waters (August 28, 1834, in St. Louis
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, Missouri
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– February 29, 1916, in Brookline, Massachusetts
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) was an American author and traveler.
Early life
On August 28, 1834, Clement was born as Clara Erskine in St. Louis, Missouri. Clement's father was John Erskine, a businessman. Clement's mother was Harriet Bethiah (Godfrey) Erskine. She was educated at home by private tutors.Career
Clement's writing career began in 1869 with the privately printed work, Simple Story of the Orient.Personal life
In 1852, Clement married James Hazen Clement, a businessman. They moved toNewton, Massachusetts
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.
After the death of her first husband, in 1882 Clement married Edwin Forbes Waters, author and owner of the ''Boston Daily Advertiser
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History
The ''Advertiser'' was established in early March 1813. It was published by William W. Clapp ...
''. They resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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.
Clement made extensive tours in Europe, visited Palestine
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and Turkey
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in 1868, and traveled round the world in 1883/4. Her travels continued later in life.
Selected works
* ''Simple Story of the Orient'', her first work, printed privately (1869) * ''Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art'' (Boston, 1871)''Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works''
(1874; 9th ed., 1892) * ''Artists of the Nineteenth Century and their Works'', with
Laurence Hutton
Laurence Hutton (August 8, 1843 – June 10, 1904) was an American essayist and critic.
Biography
Hutton was born in New York City on August 8, 1843, and educated privately there. He was an inveterate traveler and for about 20 years spent hi ...
(1879)
* ''Eleanor Maitland'', a novel (1881)
* ''Life of Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expa ...
'' (1882)
* ''History of Egypt'' (1880)
* ''Hand-Books of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture'' (3 vols., 1883–86)
* ''Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints'' (1886)
* ''Stories of Art and Artists'' (1886)
''A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture''
(1887) * ''The Queen of the Adriatic or Venice, Mediaeval and Modern'' (1893) *''Naples: The City of Parthenope and Its Environs'' (1894)
''Constantinople: The City of Sultans''
(1895) * ''Angels in Art'' (1899) * ''Women Artists in Europe and America'' (1903) * ''Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.'' (1904) * ''Women in the Fine Arts'' (1906) She also translated a volume of Kenan's lectures and ''Dosia's Daughter'', a novel by Henri Gréville, and edited a translation of Carl von Lützow's ''Treasures of Italian Art''.
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