Related Events

In conjunction with Goltzius and the Third Dimension, the Clark is offering a wide variety of special events, including gallery talks, lectures, and a mini-course on printmaking.

Desert Island Sculpture Gallery Talks

In honor of Goltzius and the Third Dimension, the popular lunchtime "Desert Island" lecture series will explore sculptures in the Clark collection. On the second Thursday of each month, Clark curators will discuss which sculptures they would want with them if they were "stranded on a desert island." Visitors are welcome to bring a bag lunch or purchase lunch in the Clark café before or after each half-hour talk. The talks are free with gallery admission.

• Thursday, September 13, 12:30 pm
  The Little Dancer aged Fourteen Years by Edgar Degas
  Sarah Lees, Research Associate
  
  
• Thursday, October 11, 12:30 pm
  Bacchus and Ariadne by Jules Dalou
  Michael Cassin, Curator of Education
  
  
• Thursday, November 8, 12:30 pm
  Man with Serpent by Auguste Rodin
  Michael Cassin, Curator of Education
  
  
• Thursday, December 13, 12:30 pm
  The Virgin with Child, 16th century
  Michael Cassin, Curator of Educatio

Lecture

• Sunday, November 4, 3:00 pm
  "Rekindling Vulcan's Fires: Goltzius Circle Prints and Sculptural Virtuosity"
  Dorothy Limouze, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Saint Lawrence University

Mini-Course
"Making a Good Impression: A Short History of Printmaking Techniques"

What is the difference between an engraving and an etching? How is a lithograph made? The Clark's four-part mini-course, offered in conjunction with the exhibition Goltzius and the Third Dimension, will answer these questions, providing an introduction to the history of printmaking from early relief printing to photography. After each talk the Print Room will be open for anyone attending the lectures to look at a small display of related works from the Clark's permanent collection.  

Participants may register for the entire course or for individual sessions by calling 413-458-0563. Cost for the entire course is $18 for members, $22 for non-members. Individual talks are $5 for members, $6 for non-members. Lunch will be available for purchase in the café prior to the course.

• Wednesday, October 21, 1:00 pm
  "Relief Printing"
  Michael Cassin, Curator of Education
  
  
• Wednesday, November 28, 1:00 pm
  "Etching and Engraving"
  Michael Cassin, Curator of Education
  
  
• Wednesday, January 30, 1:00 pm
  "Monotypes and Lithographs"
  James A. Ganz, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
  
  
• Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 pm
  "Early Photographic Techniques"
  James A. Ganz, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Published to accompany this exhibition, Goltzius and the Third Dimension explores the work of esteemed Dutch printmaker Hendrick Goltzius and the theory that his celebrated musclemen were influenced by the lesser known bronze statuettes of Delft sculptor Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode.

Featuring essays by Stephen H. Goddard, senior curator of prints and drawings at the Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas, and James A. Ganz, curator of prints, drawings, and photographs at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, the book includes more than seventy illustrations that provide detailed comparisons between the two artists' figures, as well as a number of works that do not appear in the exhibition.