A hot and satisfying Jan. 20 party in the northern Berkshires

On the evening of Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, a score of revelers gathered in a field in the northern Berkshires to bid farewell to Donald Trump in a time-honored way, by burning him in effigy.

Head of Trump effigy

— Photo by Ann McCallum

Williamstown architects Andrus Burr and Ann McCallum fashioned a seven-foot-tall figure of the Apricot Toddler.

Trump effigy

— Photo by Ann McCallum

Sharing hot toddies and welcoming the local fire marshal around their bonfire, the group read aloud the names of the 147 members of the U.S. House who had voted not to accept the election results.

— Photo by Ann McCallum

Like the bonfires lit across Britain after the defeat of the Spanish Armada or Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, or just simply to exorcise a demon, the Trump burning was both cathartic and warming.

— Photo by Cleo Levin

William Morgan is a Providence-based art historian and writer.