Roland Clark (1874-1957)
Roland was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1874. After graduating from the William Kellogg School in New York City, Clark pursued his formal art training studying drawing and painting at the Art Students League. His sporting paintings and etchings soon brought him international acclaim and in 1938 he was asked to create the Federal Duck Stamp design.
In addition to his legendary artwork, Clark was an accomplished writer. His first autobiographical collection of sporting articles and short stories, published in 1931, was titled “Stray Shots”, and was illustrated with 13 original etchings by the artist. This volume was followed by the beautifully illustrated “Gunner’s Dawn” and “Pot Luck”. Clark continued to work up until his death in 1957 and is now regarded as one of the 20th century’s finest sporting artists.
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