With masterpieces of graphic art from the fifteenth through the early twentieth century, the Clark’s collection of prints, drawings, and photographs is a veritable treasure trove. In the second of this summer's Works on Paper Highlights Talks, Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, shares some of her favorite objects in the collection.

Visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with a member of the curatorial department. Offered Wednesdays in August from 1–1:30 pm.

Topics and presenters include:

August 7: "Many Happy Returns!" with Alexis Goodin, associate curator

August 14: "Curator’s Choice" with Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator

August 21: "Edgar Degas Bonus Selection" with Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

August 28: "Views of Venice" with William Satloff, graduate intern in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper

Free. Capacity is limited. Seating is first-come, first-served.

The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper is located next to the Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism exhibition in the Manton Research Center.

Olivier Le May, Vue animée de Saint-Domingue, Gonaïves (detail), 1787, pen and brown ink, gray ink wash on paper. The Clark, 2023.17.2