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'''Clinton S. Ford Sr.''' (1923 - January 8, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[Painting|painter]], born in [[Richmond, Virginia]] in 1923.

He enlisted in the [[Virginia]] [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] during the [[Second World War]], and was sent to [[Europe]] as a [[paratrooper]]. His artworks reflects his experiences at such places as the [[Battle of the Bulge]] and [[Nijmegen]].

An exhibition of his work took place at the [[Richard Bland College]] library, [[Petersburg, Virginia]] in the November/December 2000.<ref>[http://www.rbc.edu/library/Exhibits/clintonford.htm Exhibit: Clinton Ford, Painter of Wartime Memories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428004905/http://www.rbc.edu/library/Exhibits/clintonford.htm |date=2006-04-28 }}, Richard Bland College library (2000)</ref>

He died at his home in [[Chesterfield, Virginia]] on January 8, 2006.<ref name="Richmond obit">[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesdispatch/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=16283637#fbLoggedOut Clinton S. Ford Sr. (obituary notice)], ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'', January 10, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-26.</ref>

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