Background
Francine Juliette Modzelewska was born in 1876 in France to a single mother who worked as a dressmaker.
Francine Juliette Modzelewska was born in 1876 in France to a single mother who worked as a dressmaker.
None of the other Clarks attended Francine and Sterling"s civil ceremony held in France.
In 1950 the Clarks founded the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a permanent home for their collection. During construction, Sterling and Francine lived in an apartment on the campus, overseeing every detail of the original 1955 building. The museum first opened to the public in 1955.