Whistler’s Brother (In Law)
“Whistler, Haden, and the Gentle Art of Etching” is a new exhibition of 17 works primarily drawn from The Huntington’s collections that takes a focused look at the results of the fruitful relationship between James Abbott McNeill Whistler and a brother-in-law who happened to be an amateur printmaker.
“California’s First Major Artist”
The Huntington played a significant role in the publication of “Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs,” a new catalogue raisonné published by the Getty. It features two essays by Jennifer A. Watts, curator of photographs at The Huntington, as well as more than 350 photos from the collection.
A Catalog to Covet Like an Ancient Chinese Mirror
A two-volume companion to the Huntington exhibition “Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection” is the result of a decade of scholarship by the top academics in the field. The author of volume 1, Suzanne E. Cahill, will speak here on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
When the L.A. County Fair Was Totally Mod
In the Fine Arts Building of the 1954 L.A. County Fair, Millard Sheets collaborated closely with the staff of “House Beautiful” magazine to produce an extraordinary installation of 22 architect-designed model rooms. In a lecture on Nov. 9, Jeremy Adamson will discuss the landmark exhibition.
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.”
Out of the Shadows
Huntington curators call the second half of the 18th century England’s “golden age of mezzotint.” Invented in the 1600s, the engraving technique was little used until it exploded in popularity in the mid 1700s.
Highlights from the Boone Collection of French Ceramics
One of the French rooms in the Huntington Art Gallery just got a little fancier. Recent gifts to The Huntington from art patron, collector, and Huntington trustee emerita MaryLou Boone, the decorated works of functional art are captivating as individual objects and illustrate the history of the art form.
A New Home for a Storied Piece of Marble
A newly mounted marble bust of George Washington in the upstairs hallway of the Huntington Art Gallery is a larger-than-life portrait of the first president with a remarkable back story.
Updated: Rare Chance to See Artworks The Huntington Might Purchase
Well, this is a first! Visitors to The Huntington through Monday, May 2, will get to preview two of the three works under consideration for acquisition by the Art Collectors’ Council on Saturday evening.
On Tax Day—A Little Death, Drama, and Profanity
A painting by John Harrison Mills (1842–1916) in the exhibition “Taxing Visions: Financial Episodes in Late Nineteenth-Century American Art” gives everyone a chuckle. Leo G. Mazow, who co-curated the exhibition discusses the work in his essay.
