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The Parade, by Carl Clark. 1999. Silver Print. 16 x 20 in. Private Collection, Baltimore, MD.
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Image No. 43 from The Woman Series, by Carl Clark. 1992. Silver Print. 11 x 14 in. Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Image No. 3 From the War Series, by Carl Clark. 2000. Silver Print. 16 x 20 in. Collection of the Artist.
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Medium/Discipline: Photography
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Maryland Affiliation: Depicts Maryland subjects, Active while in residence
Prominent Theme: Social commentary
Style/Period: Social documentary photography
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black/African-American
Biography: Major Carlton L. "Carl" Clark is an internationally exhibited artist who works in the medium of social documentary photography. He is also a freelance editorial photographer, photojournalist and commercial photographer. Carl Clark is multilingual and has traveled to Europe, Asia, South East Asia, Africa, Central America, and Canada. During the first of two tours of duty in Vietnam, he converted to Buddhism. Clark states that Buddhism, working as an assistant to photographer Roy DeCarava (1919-), along with world travels, African ancestors, fine art training, spirituality, women and two and a half years of combat, influence his work.
"He has self-respect and respect for others," says Jay Fisher, a curator at The Baltimore Museum of Art, which holds two of his photographs. "People aren't posing, they're opening up. [Clark's photos are] absolutely straightforward and honest." (Murphy, "Double Vision")
Clark holds a B.A. degree in sociology from The University of Nebraska and a B.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Art Houston, Texas, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Art Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, and The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. Clark has been recognized as a Champion of Hope by the Baltimore Sun (2001), was selected to curate an invitational show for Artscape 2002, and was involved in curating for ArtScape 1993. He was also selected by Baltimore City to jury and award one of Baltimore City's Art Grants in 1996. Clark took part in the Friends of Photography Workshops from 1986-1988 in Carmel CA, which were one-on-one studies with many notable photographers including Roy DeCarava, Eugene Richards, Mary Ellen Mark, Eli Reed, and Joyce Tennason. His images appear in Deborah Willis's book, Reflections In Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to Present (Catalogue and exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution, W.W. Norton, August 2000) and in Photographer's Forum Best of Photography Annual (1986).
Clark has been commissioned for portraits of public figures, including the Solicitor General of The United States of America, the President's Counsel, George McGovern, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge Robert Bork, among others. Clark has also covered national events such as the Iran-Contra hearings and the confirmation hearings of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders.
Nonprofit clients of Carl Clark and his wife Linda Day Clark have included: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Texas); Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York); The Baltimore Museum of Art (Maryland), the Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore).and the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Commercial clients have included: Vanity Fair; Guardian Weekly, London, England, The New York Times, National Law Journal; Court TV, American Lawyer, Black Enterprise Magazine, Yale University, The Legal Times, Emerge Magazine, GLM Publications, Daily Report, Atlanta; Miami Review, Baltimore Magazine, among others.
Education/Training: B.A. Sociology, University of Nebraska, 1969.
Vietnamese Language, State Department Foreign Language School, Washington, DC, 1971.
Thai Language, Department of Defense Foreign Language Institute, 1973.
Graduate courses in Education, Economics, International relations, Counseling Psychology, and Management principles, Towson University, Towson, MD, 1976-1979.
B.F.A. Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1986.
Art-related Employment: President, Friends of Photography, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1993-95.
Member, Fine Art Accession Committee, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1993-94, 1996 and 1997.
Program Committee Member, for the National Convention of The Society of Photographic Educators, 1986.
Assistant to Photographer/Artist Roy DeCarava, New York, NY, 1985.
Selected References: "Champion of hope, Carl Clark: Photographer with a Purpose," The Sun, 25 February 2001: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/printedition/bal-ed.clark25feb25.story.
Murphy, Eileen. "Double Vision: Carl Clark's Art Captures The Urban Experience and Explores his Own," Baltimore City Paper, June 14, 2000: http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3589.
Other Publications: Willis, Deborah. Black: A Celebration of a Culture, Hylas Publishing, New York, NY. 2003.
Willis, Deborah. Reflections In Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to Present, Catalogue and exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution, W.W. Norton, August 2000.
Baltimore Sun, February 24, 2004, "Master Captures Life of an avenue"
Baltimore Sun, May 18, 2003, "Inspired Teaching, Emerging Talent at Coppin State"
McNatt, Glen,. "In Black and White, " Baltimore Sun, July 23, 2002.
McNatt, Glen. "First and Foremost," Baltimore Sun, December 14, 2002.
Baltimore Sun, February, 12, 2002, "School 33 Shows Works From Historically Black Colleges."
City Paper, February, 20, 2002. "In with The Old: A Rare Retrospective At School 33"
Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers, Barbara Millstein, Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2001.
Selected as one of Baltimore's "Top 3 Artists with National Cred" PEEKreview picks 2001.
The New York Times, Saturday February 16, 2001: "Committed to the Image"
"Carl Clark's photographs celebrate and uncommon subject. . . ," Baltimore Sun, May 26, 2000.
"Art Review; Monumental Pleasure In a Capital of Art," The New York Times, August 6, 1999.
"Taken On Faith," Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, 1998.
"Places In the Soul Of a Community," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, 1998.
"Houses of the Holy," City Paper, Baltimore, MD, 1998.
"Visual Pleasures, Fresh and Tasty" The Washington Post, Washington, DC, 1997
"...is a simple but masterful look at male/female stereotypes" The Alternative, Baltimore, MD, 1996.
"...best captures moments from individuals lives;" Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, 1996.
"Among the highlights are Carl Clark's astute photographic portraits...," The Evening Sun, Baltimore, MD, 1992.
"There's lots to admire about Clark's photos," The Columbia Flier, Columbia, MD, 1992.
". . . Among the most poignant...," Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD 1989.
"Maybe they should just call it Clarkscape," Baltimore Magazine, Baltimore, MD, July 1996.
The New York Times, 19 June 1998.
The New York Times, 31 July 1998.
American Visions, January 1998. Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography Annual, 1986.
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: The Baltimore Museum of Art.
The Maryland Historical Society.
Single-Artist Exhibitions: Sunday Morning Women: Photographs by Carl Clark, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA. 2003.
Multiple-Artist Exhibitions: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, Curated by Deborah Willis, Leica Gallery, New York, NY, 2003.
Select 2003 , WPA/Corcoran, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 2003.
Lotta Art, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD. 2003.
The Men of MAP, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD. 2003.
Hands On: A Public Art Project on MTA Buses, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD. 2003.
Select 2003 Art Auction, WPA/Corcoran, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 2003.
Black Russians, Galerie Francoise, E.S.F., Baltimore MD. 2003.
The Door and Window Project, Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Baltimore MD. 2003.
The Royal Photographic Society of England.
The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC.
The Museum of Fine Art (Houston, Texas).
The Brooklyn Museum of Art.
The Baltimore Museum of Art.
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (Boston, Massachusetts).
The Eye Gallery (San Francisco, California).
The Washington DC Center for Photography.
The Society for Contemporary Photography (Kansas City, Missouri).
The Matrix Gallery (Sacramento, California).
Photo National, Pennsylvania State University.
Hui No, Eau Visual Art Center (Makwao, Hawaii).
Portsmouth Museum, (Portsmouth, Virginia).
Awards: Maryland State Arts Council, 2001 Visual Artist Award.
Juror's Award, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, 1996.
Visiting Artist Hampton Institute, Newport News, VA, 1989.
Accepted Invitation to serve as an Assistant at the Friends of Photography Workshops, 1989.
Visiting Artist, Baltimore School for The Arts, Baltimore, MD, 1988.
Selected to serve as an Assistant at the Friends of Photography Work Shop, Carmel, CA, 1986.
First Place, Department of Defense Photography Contest Experimental Division.
Army Meritorious Service Medal for service Commanding Special Unit.
U.S. Army Forces Command Award for Excellence in (Photo) Journalism.
Artist Contact Information: carl@carlclark.net; 2068 Linden Ave. Baltimore, Maryland 21217, Voice: 410 523-5602 FAX: 410 462-3502
Artist Web site: http://www.carlclark.net/
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