CoastLines

American Prints and Drawings

JULY 4–SEPTEMBER 27, 2026

Winslow Homer

A Good Pool, Saguenay River (detail)

1895, watercolor over graphite, with scraping on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1492

This exhibition presents American nineteenth- and twentieth-century watercolors, etchings, drawings, lithographs, and wood engravings from the Clark’s permanent collection that depict the culture and landscapes of the coastline. Focused on representations of the eastern seacoast of the United States, the exhibition situates the coastline as a site of contact and exchange, of economic and cultural activity, and a terrain integral to nation building. Through the Clark’s strong works on paper collection, the exhibition brings to the forefront the artist’s “line” in drawing and in print, made innovative and exceptional at the intersection of land and sea.

CoastLines: American Prints and Drawings is organized by the Clark Art Institute and curated by Hannah Chew, Class of 2026, Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art.

CoastLines: American Prints and Drawings is made possible by Chrystina and James R. Parks.