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Robert Sterling Clark (June 25, 1877 – December 29, 1956), an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was an American art collector, horse breeder, and philanthropist.
The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation is a private foundation committed to helping create a vibrant New York City – one that is strong, healthy, livable and just. We have been making grants in New York City since 1952.
Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings: The Clark Brothers Collect. An unprecedented reunion of more than 65 celebrated masterpieces owned by rival brother collectors, Robert Sterling Clark and Stephen Carlton Clark.
The foundation is the namesake of Robert Sterling Clark, a member of the prominent New York business family, who lived from 1877-1955. Much of the Clarks’ wealth came from their relationship with the Singer Corporation, the leading purveyor of sewing machines.
4 de jun. de 2006 · Born into Gilded Age wealth and privilege, Stephen Carlton Clark and Robert Sterling Clark were among four brothers whose paternal grandfather, Edward Clark, was a founder of what became the...
7 de nov. de 2019 · And a lot of it, you’ll be surprised to learn, has to do with…sewing machines! Robert Sterling Clark launched our foundation with his wife Francine Clark. Sterling (as he was known) was the grandson of the lawyer to Isaac Singer, who invented the Singer sewing machine in 1851.
The Clark Art Institute's library houses the Robert Sterling Clark Collection of Rare Books, which numbers about 1,600 titles. Sterling Clark began his collection by acquiring books on horses and horsemanship, partly for the information they contained but also for their illustrations.
