The Great Clivette: from the Saloons to the Salons
Today we share a delightful discovery with you: a man who worked the circuits for decades as a muli-skilled variety artist and then shifted gears in middle age to become a modernist painter of some repute. He was billed as The Great Clivette or Merton Clivette (1868-1931, born either Merton Clivettae or Merton Clive Cook). […]