Fred Payne Clatworthy was an American landscape photographer who lived mainly in Estes Park. He was known for his work with the Autochrome Lumiere screen plate, an early color photography format.
Table of Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
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Personal life
In 1911, Clatworthy married Mabel Leonard Clatworthy (1885-1971). Their children were Fred Payne Clatworthy Jr. (from 1912 to 1995), Helen Clatworthy (from 1919-2001), as well as Barbara Clatworthy Gish (from 21-21). Construction was finished on Clatworthy’s family home on Riverside Drive, Estes Park in 1912. The Clatworthy family split their time over the years between the Clatworthy home and the second house they purchased in 1921, near Palm Springs.
Career
After spending two years ranching near Loveland, Colorado, Clatworthy visited Estes Park in 1904 and decided to relocate. Clatworthy bought two lots at the Estes Park’s west end shortly after his initial visit. He erected a tent house on the property and started a photography business. To develop and print his photographs, he used water from nearby Thompson River. Clatworthy constructed a tiny building in his yard and called it the “Ye Littel Shop” in 1905. In addition to serving as the base of Clatworthy’s photographic operations, “Ye Littel Shop” also functioned as a curio store. There, Clatworthy sold a variety of items including furniture, produce, Kodak cameras, film, and Clatworthy’s own images of the area. Clatworthy was to develop other business interests in Estes Park, including rental cottages and a Spaulding Athletic Agency. He also opened a Kodak shop, as well as a quick laundry service. Clatworthy also served as the official photographer for the Stanley Hotel, Covenant Heights, and the Rocky Mountain Young Men’s Christian Association. In addition, his landscape photography was featured in the Outlook, Century, World’s Work, Country Life Magazine at this time.
Clatworthy began to produce Autochromes, the format for which he would become internationally known, in 1914. Railways and transport companies started sending Clatworthy on all-expenses paid photo assignments to different locations in exchange for Clatworthy’s image rights. By the end of his career, Clatworthy counted the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the Northern Pacific Railway, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and the Union Pacific Railroad among his clients. While Clatworthy mostly worked in national parks throughout the American West, he also traveled outside of the continental United States to shoot Autochromes. For instance, the Matson Lines sent Clatworthy to Hawaii in 1926; the Union Steamship Company and Matson Lines sent Clatworthy on a tour of Polynesia that included stops in New Zealand, Tahiti, the Cook Islands and Hawaii in 1928; and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company sent Clatworthy to Mexico in 1929 and 1930.
Clatworthy, in 1917 presented Autochromes of Estes Park (RMNP), to members of Congress. Held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., Clatworthy’s exhibition was part of an effort headed by Colorado senator John F. Shafroth to increase the area of RMNP. After Clatworthy’s presentation, Shafroth’s bill was passed by the Senate. It had been in limbo for the last year. It was also around this time that Clatworthy became acquainted with the National Geographic Society. Approximately 100 of Clatworthy’s Autochromes accompanied photo essays in National Geographic Magazine between 1923 and 1934, and he became one illustration editor Franklin Fisher’s go-to Autochromists. The National Geographic articles included: “Western Views in the Land of the Best” (April 1923); “Photographing the Marvels of the West in Colors” (June 1928); “Scenic Glories of Western United States: Autochromes” (August 1929); “Adventures in Color in Mexico’s West Coast” (July 1930); “Colorado: Among the Peaks and Parks of the Rockies” (July 1932); “Sunshine Land of Fruits, Flowers and Sport” (November 1934). Finally, this 1917 trip also marked the beginning of Clatworthy’s career as a slide lecturer. Clatworthy spent the 21-year period presenting Autochromes at packed venues across the nation. Clatwothy’s most notable lecture venues included the Field Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Between Clatworthy’s lectures and published images, his work was seen by over ten million people in over 160 countries.
Last update 2021-08-06