'Japanese Impressions' At The Clark

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Sarah LaDuke

Published February 22, 2017 at 11:37 AM EST

Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858 Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools, from Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces 1855 Gift of the Rodbell Family Collection, 2014 2014.16.6 — Utagawa Hiroshige - Japanese, 1797–1858 Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools, from Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces 1855 Gift of the Rodbell Family Collection, 2014 2014.16.6";

Japanese Impressions: Color Woodblock Prints from the Rodbell Family Collection is the first exhibition at the Clark to focus on the Institute’s permanent collection of Japanese prints. The exhibition spans more than a century of Japanese color woodblock printing as represented by three generations of artists who produced prints from the 1830s to the 1970s.

We went to The Clark in Williamstown recently to check out the exhibition with Jay A. Clarke, the Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the museum.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.

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