You are cordially invited to our exhibition at Šechtl & Voseček Museum of Photography:
Fred Payne Clatworthy: Pictures Taken in
Natural Color
Autochromes, 1914–1934
The exhibition from the collection of Mark Jacobs.
Exhibition ran until February 2009
Fred Payne Clatworthy was born in Ohio in 1875. After several
visits to the West, including bicycling from Chicago to California,
Clatworthy settled in Estes Park, Colorado in 1905. A self-taught
photographer, Clatworthy was known for his work with the Lumière
Autochrome, the
firsttrulysuccessfulcolorphotographicprocess.Inadditionto running
his Estes Park studio, “Ye Lyttel Shop”, where he sold western
curios and hand-colored photographs, Clatworthy did assignments for
The National Geographic Magazine as well as presenting autochrome
lectures throughout the US. Over one hundred Clatworthy autochromes
appeared in National Geographic between 1923 and 1934. In addition
to his stunning color work documenting the Western United States,
Clatworthy traveled widely, photographing with the autochrome
process in Mexico, New Zealand, and Hawaii. Clatworthy claimed to
have made over 10,000 autochromes during his career. Clatworthy
died in 1953.
Mark Jacobs, Madison, WI, owns a world famous collection
of autochromes, including hundreds of Clatworthy‘s works. He visits
the Czech Republic thanks to U.S. Embassy support.