Italy, Grand Tour Remix - Sandra Russell Clark

© Sandra Russell Clark, “Grand Canal, Venice”

Italy, Grand Tour Remix – Sandra Russell Clark

December 5, 2020 – January 16, 2021

Physical Openings: Saturday, Dec 5, 4-7pm and Saturday Dec12, 4-7pm

Virtual Openings on Instagram: @sullivanglassart, Saturday, Dec. 5, 4pm, Saturday, Dec 12, 4pm

Sullivan Gallery and Cuneo Glass

3827 Magazine Street

New Orleans, LA 70115

(504) 895-6720

Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, Noon-5:00 pm

Beginning in the mid 17th century The Grand Tour was traditionally undertaken by aristocratic families from Northern Europe and England and later adopted by wealthy Americans. It served as an educational right of passage. Italy was the primary destination because of its rich cultural treasures, cities and breathtaking landscapes. This cultural pilgrimage reached its height during the 18th century and by the 19th century, as travel became safer and more affordable for the masses, modern tourism was born.

In 2012 my husband, Evert Witte, received a travel and research grant to study Renaissance painting in Italy and thus we began our own Grand Tour following in the footsteps of generations before us. Our trip was two fold. The first was to see the great paintings, sculpture, and architecture of that period. The second and more important aspect was to experience the cities and countrysides that were the birthplace and inspiration for these great treasures, taking from it all that it offers. As we search for clues from the past we can not help but bring in aspects of our contemporary culture, an accumulation of our own experiences and perceptions, which engage us to think about the differences between the original grand tourist epoch and our own.

BIO

Sandra Russell Clark was born 1949. Lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sandra began her photographic career in 1978. She was Director of Photography at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans from 1980 to 1985. Sandra taught photography at Loyola University in New Orleans in 1993-94 and private workshops in Venice, Italy. Her works have been exhibited widely in the United States and abroad in Italy at the 1989 Torino Fotografia Biennale Internationale; 1991 Braga Fotofestival, Portugal; Museum Ludwig, Koln; Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany; 1993 Museu du Imagem e do Som, Brazil ; 1998 Place du Forum, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’ Arles in France and in 2005 Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, England. Sandra’s photographs have appeared in Vogue, Elle, The Traveler and American Artist magazines and numerous publications on photography.

3827 Magazine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

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