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Prodigal Son Narratives 1480-1980, March 2 - April 14, 1996

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents note

The most frequently illustrated biblical parable in Western art was explored in the traveling exhibition Prodigal Son Narratives 1480-1980. The prints featured in the exhibition ranged from a fifteenth-century German woodcut to a 1982 American photographic series. The exhibition comprised single sheet prints and narrative sequences by twenty-eight artists, including Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt van Rijn, William Hogarth, and Thomas Hart Benton.

Dates

  • March 2 - April 14, 1996

Conditions Governing Access

Loan material in Box 23, Folder 3 is permanently closed for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 45 Linear Feet (131 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository