Benjamin West Clinedinst
| Benjamin West Clinedinst | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1859 , US |
| Died | September 12, 1931 (aged 71) Pawling, New York |
| Education | Virginia Military Institute |
| Parent(s) |
Barnett M. Clinedinst Mary C. South |
| Relatives | Barnett McFee Clinedinst, Jr., brother |
Benjamin West Clinedinst (October 14, 1859 – September 12, 1931) was an American illustrator and painter. His sympathetic collaboration with the various authors gave his work an especial charm.
Clinedinst was born on October 14, 1859, in to Barnett M. Clinedinst and Mary C. South. He attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. He studied for a year in Baltimore and for five years in Paris under Cabanel and Bonnat.
He first attracted attention in New York City with his illustrations for Leslie's Weekly. He was awarded the Evans prize of the American Watercolor Society in 1900. In 1894, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1898.
Clinedinst died on September 12, 1931, in Pawling, New York.
In 1947 the nonprofit Artists' Fellowship, Inc. established the Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal for exceptional artistic merit. Past winners include William H. Bailey, Will Barnet, Stanley Bleifeld, Paul Cadmus, Lois Dodd, Jane Freilicher, Robert Beverly Hale, Paul Jenkins, Morton Kaish, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Robert Kipniss, Knox Martin, Louise Nevelson, Pat Oliphant, Philip Pearlstein, and Norman Rockwell.
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