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The Emerson Gallery is located in Christian A. Johnson Hall on the campus of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Admission to the exhibitions and special events is free and open to the public.

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Emerson Gallery
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323

History of Exhibition

2009-10

William Palmer: Drawing from Life

August 24, 2009 - January 3, 2010

William C. Palmer
(Sketchbook), 1932
Ink and wash on paper
Collection of Emerson Gallery,
Hamilton College
Bequest of Catherine W. Palmer
William Palmer (1906-87) was the first member of the Hamilton College studio art faculty, and founding director of the Munson-Williams-Proctor School of Art.  He studied at the Art Students League with Boardman Robinson, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Thomas Hart Benton, and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Fontainebleau where he learned the art of fresco painting.

Before coming to Clinton in 1941, Palmer achieved national recognition as a WPA/FAP muralist.  William Palmer: Drawing from Life features Depression- and WPA-era figure studies, landscapes, and mural studies from the William C. Palmer collection housed at the Emerson Gallery.

This exhibition is organized by Consulting Director Ian Berry and Associate Director and Curator Susanna White.

The Emerson Gallery's programs are made possible with funds from The Dietrich Foundation, The John B. Root '44 Exhibition Fund, The Edward W. and Grace C. Root Endowment Fund, and The William G. Roehrick '34 Lecture Fund.