Robert Sterling Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was an American art collector, horse breeder, and philanthropist.
Portrait of Robert Sterling Clark by William Orpen, (c. 1921–1922)
A Girl Crocheting, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875
Lanzhou and the Zhongshan Bridge under construction, taken by Clark in 1909
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. Its collection consis
Robert Sterling Clark
…artists. In 1950, Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive art collection. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts opened its doors to the public in 1955. According to Time magazine, "In building their $3,000,000 Sterling and Francine…
The Lunder Center at Stone Hill
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, A Box at the Theater (At the Concert), 1880, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute.
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière's Brutus Condemning His Sons to Death (1788) was acquired by the museum in 2018.