Background
Macchesney, Clara Taggart was born on June 25, 1861 in Brownsville, California, United States. Daughter of Joseph Burwell and Sarah (Jewett) Macchesney.
Macchesney, Clara Taggart was born on June 25, 1861 in Brownsville, California, United States. Daughter of Joseph Burwell and Sarah (Jewett) Macchesney.
Pupil Virgil Williams, San Francisco. Hari Singh Gour Mowbray and J. C. Beckwith of New New York Courtois and Girardot at Colarossi School, Paris, France.
Unmarried.
Received 2 medals, Chicago Exposition, 1893. Dodge prize, New York, 1894. 3 medals, Colarossi School, Paris.
Gold medal, Philadelphia Arts Club, 1900.
2d Hallgarten prize, National Academy Design, New York, 1901 Exhibited Paris Salon, 1896, 1898. Saint Louis Exposition, 1904.
Member New York Society of Painters, National Arts. Club: Woman’s City.