An imposing portrait by the Spanish artist Goya goes on display in the Huntington Art Gallery next to a painting by 20th-century abstract artist Robert Motherwell. Continue reading
EXHIBITIONS | An Unlikely Pair
Monthly Archives: September 2011
EXHIBITIONS | Musical Chair
“Sam Maloof’s friendships and relationships with artists were abiding relationships that had a significant influence on his own work,” explains curator Hal Nelson in his talk about the woodworker’s Double Music Stand and Musician’s Chair. Continue reading
EXHIBITIONS | Video: Sam Maloof: “The right place at the right time”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012.
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EXHIBITIONS | Video: Sam Maloof: “And the chair’s completed”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012.
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EXHIBITIONS | Using a Band Saw Like a Pencil
Peter Kirby, an L.A. producer specializing in art and culture, filmed woodworker Sam Maloof in his workshop and home in 1990. We’re posting excerpts from this footage to whet your appetite for the upcoming Huntington exhibition “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945–1985.” Continue reading
EXHIBITIONS | Video: Sam Maloof: “And that’s the arm”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012. Continue reading
A Friend to Jack London
Huntington literary manuscripts curator Sara S. “Sue” Hodson has been named Woman of the Year by the Jack London Foundation, in recognition of her long service assisting scholars and in recognition of her own lecturing and writing on the author. Continue reading
MR. HUNTINGTON’S GARDEN | Out of the Bogs and Swamps
This is the time of year for a lobelia that produces glowing spikes of cardinal-red flowers that beckon Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds. Continue reading
Great Scott (Not!)
What seemed to be a remarkable find in the manuscripts collection—a letter by Sir Walter Scott—turned out to be a facsimile. It serves as a reminder that it is not always easy to spot a copy. Continue reading
CONFERENCES | When Every Day is Labor Day
Echoes of a conference held at The Huntington in April continue to reverberate this Labor Day weekend. “Guest Workers: Western Origin, Global Future” spun out of a traveling Smithsonian exhibition currently on view at the Museum of History and Art, in Ontario, Calif. Continue reading