Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akadzokera kuUtah muna 1896 kwaakavaka studio uye akashanda somunyori wokutanga weSociety of Utah Artists. Zvisinei gare gare akatamira kuSan Francisco. Studio yake nemifananidzo inokosha $80 000 zvakaparadzwa mu
Kudengenyeka kwenyika kwa1906, pashure pacho akatamisira basa rake kuLos Angeles. Kubva muna 1909 kusvika muna 1919 Clawson akaita hunyanzvi muNew York City uyezve mugore rakatevera akadzokera kuLos Angeles. MuLos Angeles Clawson ainyanya kupenda mifananidzo yenyeredzi dzemafirimu nemitambo, gare gare kazhinji vaibva kuNew York City.