For Immediate Release
February 6, 2024
CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS LECTURE
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRINTS IN VISUAL ART
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Saturday, March 2 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free lecture by art critic Susan Tallman titled “Without Prints You Don’t Understand the Culture of the World.” This lecture is presented in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
Looked at narrowly, prints may be a niche topic in art history, but for more than 500 years they have also been the lifeblood of the circulatory system of visual art. The title of Tallman’s lecture comes from the late art historian Leo Steinberg’s observations about a seventeenth-century Mughal painting based on an Italian engraving. Tallman offers a primer on what is distinctive about prints as material objects and investigates how those material qualities lead to distinctive ways of looking at and thinking about pictures.
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. Admission to the Clark is free through March 2024.
ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.
The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
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