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Clark-Langager, Sarah Ann was born on May 14, 1943 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Daughter of James Thomas and Mary Whitworth Clark.
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In this landmark book, Sarah Clark-Langager gives us the first comprehensive look at the Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Western Washington University in Bellingham. The Western campus, one of the most scenic in the world, is situated on an expanse of hillside that is one of the steps down from snowcapped Mt. Baker to the waters of northern Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands beyond. The natural setting is breathtakingly beautiful, but the artistic expression that is the campus - the combination of art and architecture - makes this a ture jewel in a magnificent setting. Western Washington Uniersity has repeatedly been ranked as one of the United States' best colleges because of its unique scholastic disciplines. However as any lover of beauty can attest, it surely is one of the best colleges because its lucky student body achieves academic excellence in a remarkable outdoor art gallery. The appropriateness of this "campus as site" fits in with the famed Pacific Northwest consciousness, which reserves its focus as an outward interaction with and appreciation of its rugged natural beauty, its craggy mountains, its tall trees, and its shining waters. Western's Outdoor Sculpture Collection is not only significant for its history and the individual artists' works, but also for the scope of the public and private partnerships which, over time, have achieved a balance in the controversy of "public art" versus "art in public places." This book documents outdoor art on a university campus and the changes in context at every turn of new campus construction. It has a unique perspective in that it gives equal voice to the art historian and to the artist. Not only do the artists describe their inspirations and experiences on campus, they also interject their strong opinions on the issue of creating art for the larger public. Sarah Clark-Langager documents a historically important collection of 22 significant artists, including Abakanowicz, Aycock, Caro, di Suvero, Holt, Judd, Morris, Nauman, Noguchi, Otterness, Pepper, Serra, and Trakas. She draws on her background to weave together the voice of the curator and the voice of the artist. Most captivating is how the artists have responded to this specific environment - both natural and built - and how they have used this university site as a place to represent the larger cultural memory and environment.
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Clark-Langager, Sarah Ann was born on May 14, 1943 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Daughter of James Thomas and Mary Whitworth Clark.
Bachelor in Art History, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1965. Postgraduate, University Maryland, 1968. Master of Arts in Art History, University Washington, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, City University of New York, 1988.
Associate education department, lecturer, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1965-1967;
associate education department, lecturer, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 1967-1968;
assistant to director, Richard White Gallery, Seattle, 1969-1970;
curatorial assistant to curators painting and sculpture, San Francisco Museum Modern Art, 1970;
associate education department, lecturer, Seattle Art Museum, 1971-1973, 74-75;
assistant curator, and then associate curator modern art, lecturer, Seatle Art Museum, 1975-1979;
curator 20th century art, lecturer, Munson-Willaims-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1981-1986;
assistant professor art history, director University Art Gallery,, U. North Texas, Denton, 1986-1988;
director Western Gallery, curator outdoor sculpture collection, Western Washington U., Bellingham, since 1988;
member adjunct faculty, Western Washington U., Bellingham, since 1988. Lecturer, consultant in education New York Cultural Center, New York City, 1973-1974. Editorial assistant October, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, New York City, 1980.
Lecturer art history South SeattleC.C., 1975. Lecturer 20th century art Cornish Institute Fine Arts, Seattle, 1977-1978. Sole representative for New York State, Art Museum Association American, 1984-1986.
Member Washington Art Consortium, since 1988, vice president, 1989-1990, president, 1990-1993, acting president, 1996. Member ad hoc delegate concerning issues confronting National Endowment for Arts, Bellingham, 1990. Consultant State of Washington SOS (Save Outdoor Sculpture), since 1994.
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Juror Arts in Public Places, Seattle Arts Commission, 1975, 78-79, Washington State Arts Commission, 1976, 91, 92-93, King County Arts Commission, Seattle, 1979, Control New York regional art exhibitions, Syracuse, Utica, Rome, Potsdam,1981-1986, East Texas State University, Commerce, 1987, Brookhaven Community College, Farmers Branch, Texas, 1988, Bellingham Municipal Arts Commission, 1989, 90. Member of advisory committee Steuben Park Fountain, Utica, 1985-1986.
Married Craig T. Langager, 1979.