Reception for Artist William H. Clarke at Petersburg Public Library – Proceeds Will Help Benefit Library Foundation

A reception for Virginia artist William H. Clarke will be held at Petersburg Public Library on Friday, cialis February 12, dosage 2016 at 6:00 p.m., during Petersburg’s Friday for the Arts. Clarke’s collection, titled “Route 460 Eastbound to Petersburg,” will be on exhibit at the Library throughout the month of February. A portion of the proceeds from this exhibit will benefit the Petersburg Library Foundation. The gallery is open during Library hours: Monday thru Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. thru 5:30 p.m., closed Sundays. The Library is located at 201 W. Washington St., Petersburg, VA 23803.

Clarke, who was born in Nottoway County, Virginia, narrates his rural African American heritage with artistic depictions of old tobacco farming, old country stores, baptisms, funerals, and remembered scenes from day-to-day childhood. His work is in numerous private and museum collections throughout the United States.

For information on gallery exhibits at Petersburg Public Library, please call (804) 733-2387,  ext. 104, or stop by the Customer Service desk.