Stephen Carlton Clark

Stephen Carlton Clark (b. 1882) was an art collector, benefactor and a president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. He was the son of Alfred Corning Clark and grandson of Edward Clark who was a founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Stephen Clark graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1903 and became a director of the Singer Manufacturing Company. He founded the Clark Foundation to further his philanthropies. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art from 1939 to 1946, and was a director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Stephen Clark Fund, established in 1960 with a bequest from his estate, supports scholarships and stipends given at the discretion of International House.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York - Alfred Corning Clark - Edward Clark - Singer Sewing Machine Company - Yale - Bachelor of Arts - 1903 - Museum of Modern Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art - International House

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