WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 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.

 

According to a press release:

 

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.

 

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.