Clark Art Institute Announces 'American Revolutionaries' Gallery Tour Series
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has announced a series of gallery talks for April to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. The "American Revolutionaries" tours will feature artworks from the Burrows Gallery of American Decorative Arts, including silver from the Henry Morris and Elizabeth H. Burrows collection.
All talks begin at 12 p.m. in the Manton Research Center reading room.
The series opens on April 1 with a presentation by Alexis Goodin, curator of decorative arts. Goodin will discuss silver crafted by Paul Revere Jr. and his father, highlighting Revere's dual role as a silversmith and a figure in the American Revolution.
On April 8, curatorial intern Oliver Hess will lead a session titled "George Washington, American Icon." Hess, a graduate student in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art, will examine the public's historical fascination with Washington's likeness. The talk will cover formal portraits, print culture, and funerary porcelain created following Washington's death.
The series concludes on April 15 with a discussion on the social and political significance of tea in colonial America. Goodin will return to lead the session, focusing on silver and furniture associated with the era and the role of women in organizing tea boycotts following the Tea Act of 1773.
The "American Revolutionaries" tours are free with gallery admission, and no registration is required.
