Exhibition details
This exhibition, curated by Miriam Glatfelter ’24, explores literary themes in Mary Margaret Stewart’s art collection, featuring prints of authors and story-inspired works.
September 6 - November 11, 2023
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Image: Samuel Buck and Nathaniel Buck, The Southwest Prospect of the City of Chichester
Works on display
Curated by Miriam Glatfelter ’24, the inaugural Susan ’77 and Joseph Biernat ‘75 Intern, this exhibition examines the literary themes in works of art from the collection of Mary Margaret Stewart (1931-2021), a beloved Professor Emerita of English at Gettysburg College (1959-1996). Reading Mary Margaret Stewart features prints of notable authors, including Virginia Woolf and Edgar Alan Poe, as well as works that allude to stories, such as Mark Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Glatfelter not only considers these various references to fiction and poetry, but she also invites the viewer to read the works in the context of Stewart’s own scholarly pursuits and love of art.