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CLARK, James Lippitt  (1883-1969) sculptor, medalist.
          Born Providence, Rhode Island, 18 November 1883.
          Onetime employed as designer at Gorham.
          Died New York, New York, 16 March 1969.
          Specialize in animal sculpture; medals below from
          models made before his death.
          Signed with J-L-C initials.
          Member: National Sculpture Society.
          E  M  B  L  E  M  S
Picture
1957 Camp Fire Club Bison Emblem. . . . . . . . .  MAco 1957-057
          R  E  P  L  I  C  A  S    &    R  E  I  S  S  U  E  S
1971 Clark (James Lippitt) Memorial Fund Medal (obv
          portrait by Sally Clark; rev by James Clark; all
          lettering by Ramon Gordils). . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-131
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:1951
1972 African Safari Club of New York Medal (obv by Clark
          before his death, rev by Ramon Gordils). . .  MAco 1971-032
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 8:1753
          
Portrait of Clark by wife Sally Clark:                
1971 Clark (James Lippitt) Memorial Fund Medal 1971-131

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S
D8  {1926} Fielding, p 67, 452.
BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:89], 1939 [2ed:109, James Lippitt],  1941 [3ed:133, James    
          Lippit], 1947 [4ed:104].
101 {1967} The Bronzes and Bas-reliefs of Dr. James L. Clark. New York (1967).
A13 {1968} Proske, p 189-191, (biblio) 523.
P3   {1969} New York Times (March 17) obituary.
A17 {1974} Broder
D29 {1976} Samuels, p 97.
B7   {1981} Who Was Who, p 111.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 116.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 156.
BW4{1990} Chiarmonte, 369, p 286.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:135.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 132.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:656.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:1069.
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