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Ema Spencer

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WA-00155697

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WikidataQ52305904

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/ema-spencer
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ema Spencer was an American photographer, newspaper columnist, and teacher from Newark, Ohio. In 1898, alongside Clarence H. White, Spencer was one of the co-founders of the Newark Camera Club, an amateur photography club.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (7)

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Camera Work: Girl with Parasol

1909 · photogravure

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Man

1907 · platinum print

Image: 20.1 x 15 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Camera Work: Number 25, January 1909

1905 · photogravure

Cleveland Museum of Art

Camera Work

1903 · photogravure

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Group Portrait

1895 · platinum print

Image: 20.5 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait of Julia Hall McCune (1882-1971)

1893 · platinum print

Image: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait of Clarence H. White (1871-1925)

1893 · platinum print with graphite

Image: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 1 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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7 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of Clarence H. White (1871-1925)
1893 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Camera Work: Number 25, January 1909
1905 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Julia Hall McCune (1882-1971)
1893 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Camera Work: Girl with Parasol
1909 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Group Portrait
1895 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Man
1907 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Camera Work
1903 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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