Person Open DS/UK/8083 Asher; Clara (23 March 1867-2 October 1942); English pianist Asher Clara 23 March 1867-2 October 1942 English pianist Female (cisgender) Clara Asher-Lucas London, England (born)

English Musician; Piano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Clarence Reynolds Lucas (compser and conductor) Mother of Ethel Asher (violinist), Erda Asher (pianist), Van Norman Asher, Leighton Asher (ballet dancer and conductor) and Clarabel Heterosexual Clara Asher was a pianist. She had studied with Clara Schumann and made her Toronto debut in 1888. She was a child prodigy and had played the piano before Queen Victoria when she was only 5 years old. Because of her diminutive size, she was called ' The Pocket Pianist.' Tony Lucas, 'The Lucas Family' (London, 2011) Ancestry research (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/25/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/7/2022 14ad0b67-6bc1-4c71-b03b-88190b45b9e0