Williams College Museum of Art Presents
The Long Night and the New Day: Lithographs by Benton Spruance
July 12—October 5, 2008

The Long Night and the New Day features lithographs that span the career of Benton Spruance, from his naturalistic renderings of the Depression era through World War II to his later, more abstracted and evocative work of the 1960s. Spruance often used biblical stories and classical myths to allude to human suffering and enduring moral dilemmas. This exhibition celebrates the gift of these works from Sigmund R. Balka, Williams Class of 1956, to the museum.