portraiture of stone hill, 1972

Mark C. Livingston, original drawing for center illustration of A Portraiture of Stone Hill, 1972. 32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm). Lent by Sheafe Satterthwaite

Mark C. Livingston, Williams College class of 1972, began investigating Stone Hill under the guidance of Center for Environmental Studies professor Sheafe Satterthwaite as a course project in the fall of 1970. He continued his research during the following summer and published A Portraiture of Stone Hill in 1972. This poster, consisting of a series of drawings (including the one shown here) and annotations, documents Stone Hill from many vantage points, blending geological information with that of human habitation and land use, as well as allusions to classical texts that reflect on the relationship between humans and nature. Like the maps that precede it, Mark Livingston's elegant work enriches the appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of Stone Hill's sculptural topography. It portrays Stone Hill at a moment in time and examines its layered history.

In 2016 Henry W. Art updated Mark C. Livingston’s Portraiture to reflect changes to Stone Hill since 1972.