August 4, 2025

CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON AMERICA’S GRAND TOUR

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Wednesday, August 20 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents “America’s Grand Tour,” the fourth in a new summer series of free curatorial talks highlighting rarely exhibited prints, drawings, and photographs from the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper’s unique collection. This event takes place in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, located in the Manton Research Center.

In response to Europe’s Grand Tour, nineteenth-century American writers, artists, and poets embarked on their own coming-of-age trek through New England’s natural wonders and pastoral landscapes. Join Hannah Chew, works on paper intern from the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art, for a showcase of American prints and drawings that follows this “Northern Tour” through the Berkshires, Niagara Falls, and more!

The next talk in this series, “Turner at 250,” takes place on August 27 at 1 pm and is presented by Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.

Free. Capacity and seating are limited. Visit clarkart.edu/events for more details. The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper is located next to the Berenice Abbott’s Modern Lens exhibition in the Manton Research Center.

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 nearly 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 to all from 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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