DAVID TATHAM TO LECTURE ON WINSLOW HOMER AND THE ADIRONDACKS AT THE CLARK

For Immediate Release

July 11, 2013

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS—Art historian David Tatham, professor emeritus at Syracuse University, presents the free lecture “The Call of the Once-Wild: Winslow Homer and the Adirondacks 1870–1910” at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Sunday, July 21 at 3 pm. The lecture is the first in a series of talks focusing on the geographical locations found in Homer’s work.

Homer’s artistic relationship with the Adirondack Mountains stretched over four decades—most of the artist’s career. Some of his best-known works are either set in or inspired by the Adirondacks: paintings like Two Guides, Playing a Fish, and An October Day. Examining the full range of Homer’s paintings set in the Adirondacks also permits a unique analysis of evolutions in the painter’s technique as well as his relationship to the mountains. An avid sportsman, Homer was one of the earliest painters to depict the impact of the relatively new concept of rural tourism on America’s wilderness. As such, his paintings are not just art, but also historical records.

Tatham, who received his Ph.D. in 1970 from Syracuse University, has published widely on Homer and his relationship with the Adirondacks, including Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks and Fishing in the North Woods: Winslow Homer.

About the Clark

Set amidst 140 acres in the Berkshires, the Clark is one of the few major art museums that also serves as a leading international center for research and scholarship. The Clark presents public and education programs and organizes groundbreaking exhibitions that advance new scholarship. The Clark’s research and academic programs include an international fellowship program and conferences. Together with Williams College, the Clark sponsors one of the nation’s leading master’s programs in art history. The Clark receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open daily in July and August (open Tuesday through Sunday from September through June), 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $15 June 1 through October 31; free November through May; and free year-round for Clark members, children 18 and younger, and students with valid ID. For more information, visitclarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303. The Clark’s library is closed for renovation through September 3, 2013.


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