Drawing is not only a subject, but also a tool for art history. Its use was common among 19th-century art historians, many of whom had artistic training. Major art historians, such as Meyer Schapiro, used drawing to observe, analyze, record, and interpret their objects of study. Nevertheless, most art historians have kept their drawings, deemed “subjective,” to themselves. This seminar will deal with the past, the present, and the future of drawing as an instrument of art history by focusing on case studies.

Seminar jointly organized by Dario Gamboni and Jérémie Koering as part of The Clark Research and Academic Program 25

With : 
Isabel Bird (Harvard University, Cambridge), 
Dominic-Alain Boariu (University of Fribourg)
Kerstin Thomas (University of Stuttgart)
Barbara Wittmann (Berlin University of the Arts)

June 26, 2025
10:00 am–4:00 pm
Lunder Center at Stone Hill, Hunter Studio
The Clark Art Institute, 225 South Street Williamstown, Massachusetts

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