 Clews' art has been referenced by contemporary artists, including John Olsen in photography and Sigmund Abeles in sculpture.Abeles credits the Brookgreen Gardens display of Clews' work as being a seminal influence on choosing art and sculpture as his own life's work.A joint exhibition of both Abeles' and Clews' art entitled "Creative Encounters" ran from July to October 2012 at the Wentworth-Coolidge Commission in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.