Upon acquiring one of her paintings in 1878, Vassar College announced in its newspaper, Vassar Miscellany, that the magic of Clowes’ works stemmed from “…those transparently solid flesh tints!†Which is as apt a description as can be found and well demonstrated here.
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From DCHS Caroline Clowes Collection
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Exhibition organized by Miss Clowes
Slideshow: the story of Caroline Morgan Clowes
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