The Clark Art Institute hosts a 3D screening of Westerman: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea in the Manton Research center auditorium. A Q&A with Brian Ashby, one of the film’s producers, follows the screening.Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea is a 3D documentary film about the life and work of artist, marine, and acrobat H.C. (Cliff) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Westermann’s dramatic personal history can be traced through beguiling, surreal artworks. The film reveals ways in which Westermann protected his empathic spirit—and sanity—by sculpting his body, artworks, friendships, his hand-hewn house, and his art-filled letters to his dearest friends and family. The documentary explores themes of resiliency, hope, and humor.