Portrait study of William Clarke Mason
Date
Date unknownMedium
Charcoal, white and sanguine pastel on light brown paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
23 1/4 x 17 in.Description & Inscriptions
[bottom right in graphite]: Wm Clarke Mason
William Clarke Mason (1881-1957) was a Philadelphia corporate lawyer. In 1909 he married the painter Mary S. Townsend, who at that time was an art student at PAFA.
William Clarke Mason (1881-1957) was a Philadelphia corporate lawyer. In 1909 he married the painter Mary S. Townsend, who at that time was an art student at PAFA.