# Henry Clews Jr.

> Henry Clews Jr. was an American-born artist who moved to France in 1914 in search of greater artistic freedom. He is known for the reconstruction of a Mediterranean waterfront chateau on the French Riviera a few miles west of Cannes, known as the Château de la Napoule, which today is operated by a trust and is open to the public. Together with his American wife, Elsie Whelan Goelet Clews, Clews began rebuilding the medieval fortress in 1918; the couple continued the fantasy-themed construction for the rest of their lives.

*American artist (1876-1937)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1876
- **Died:** 1937-07-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henry Clews Jr. was an American-born artist who moved to France in 1914 in search of greater artistic freedom. He is known for the reconstruction of a Mediterranean waterfront chateau on the French Riviera a few miles west of Cannes, known as the Château de la Napoule, which today is operated by a trust and is open to the public. Together with his American wife, Elsie Whelan Goelet Clews, Clews began rebuilding the medieval fortress in 1918; the couple continued the fantasy-themed construction for the rest of their lives.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.2
- **Momentum:** 0.7

## Sources
- [Henry Clews Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clews_Jr.)
- [هنرى كليوس چر.](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%DA%86%D8%B1.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16856104)

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