Arts & Culture

Exhibition Highlights 20 Years Of Collecting At The Clark In Williamstown

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Sarah LaDuke

Published March 16, 2016 at 11:33 AM EDT

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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875), Daphnis and Chloe, 1874. Marble, 55 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 22 7/16 in. Clark Art Institute, 2013.5";

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Alessandro Turchi (Italian, 1578–1649), Lamentation over the Body of Christ, c. 1645–50. Oil on touchstone, 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. Clark Art Institute, 2011.4";s:

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, born Netherlands, 1836–1912), designer, Model D Pianoforte and Stools, 1884–87. Ebony veneer with boxwood, sandalwood, cedar, ivory, coral, mother-of-pearl, copper, brass, and pewter, Clark Art Institute, 1997.8";s:

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George Inness (American, 1825–1894), New Jersey Landscape, 1891. Oil on canvas, 30 x 45 in. Clark Art Institute. Gift of Frank and Katherine Martucci, 2013. 2013.1.7";

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Andrew Ellicott Warner (American, 1786–1870), Pair of Sauce Tureens, Baltimore, c. 1817. Silver, each 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 in. Clark Art Institute. Bequest of Henry Morris and Elizabeth H. Burrows, 2003. 2003.4.93.1–.2";s:

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Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), Woman with a Vase of Flowers, c. 1903. Oil on canvas, 60 x 53 cm. Clark Art Institute. Gift of Heinrich A. Medicus, 2014. 2014.7";

The current major exhibition at Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA is An Eye for Excellence: Twenty Years of Collecting.

Sterling and Francine Clark began collecting art strictly for pleasure, but their discernment met with international recognition when they opened the Clark Art Institute in 1955. Sixty years later, the exhibition An Eye for Excellence: Twenty Years of Collecting reveals the remarkable story of how the Clark’s collection has grown and become stronger over the past two decades through the museum’s vision and the support of its generous donors. An Eye for Excellence is on view October 25, 2015 through April 10, 2016.

We visited the museum recently and took a tour of the exhibition with Kathleen Morris, Director of Collections and Exhibitions at The Clark.