Robert Spencer

(1879-1931) born at Harvard, Clay County. Painter, known for his impressionist interpretations of buildings and landscapes, he spent his career in Pennsylvania, where he deviated from his contemporaries by showing concern with the lives of working people for his art; his paintings are housed in over 20 permanent collections nationwide; recipient of 16 honors and awards, he was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1914. Consult International Studio, Vol 76, No 310 (March 1923) 485-491 and obituary in Philadelphia Public Ledger, July 12, 1931, pp. 1, 6 and Dictionary of American Biography, Vol 17 (1935) 452-453 and Who Was Who in America, Vol 1 (1942) 1162.

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