An American sign language interpreter will interpret a gallery talk this weekend at the Fogg Art Museum.

On Saturday, May 31, at 11:30 a.m., a talk on "From Lowlife to Rustic Idyll: The Peasant Genre in 17th-Century Dutch Drawings and Prints," will be presented by the exhibition curator, Anna C. Knaap, with interpretation by Janice Cagan-Teuber.

The drawings and prints brought together in this exhibition highlight not only the thematic variety of lowlife and festive imagery, but also the various technical means artists employed to record such peasant themes on paper. They range from mannerist woodcuts, black and red chalk figure studies, preparatory sketches in brown ink, a grisaille oil sketch, and virtuoso etchings to gemlike watercolors.

Many of the preparatory sketches and studies did not leave the artist's studio, but served as stock for future reference and inspiration, whereas the prints and finished drawings found a ready market with prosperous urban collectors.

For general information on the University Art Museums, call 495-9400 or see the Web page at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~artmuseums.

Gallery talks are free with the price of admission ($5; $4 senior citizens; $3 non-Harvard students; free under 18, on Saturday mornings, and to Harvard affiliates). Hearing assists are available for gallery talks at the front desk.

The University Art Museums are open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Docent tours of the University Art Museums are given daily, Monday through Friday, (during the months of July and August, tours are offered on Wednesdays only) and are free of charge with the price of admission; for special tour reservations, please call 496-8576. The Harvard University Art Museums' facilities are wheelchair accessible.