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Members Exhibition Preview - “Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits”

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A painted portrait of a man with white hair wearing a blue tank top.

Fri., April 11, 2025, 12–5 p.m.

Free to Members with general admission reservations

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MaryLou and George Boone Gallery

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Members can preview this retrospective exhibition of the prolific Los Angeles artist before it opens to the public.

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Don Bachardy (b. 1934) is known for creating distinctive portraits of generations of artistic, literary, and film personalities. The exhibition “Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits” includes more than 100 graphite and acrylic works on paper, many of which have never been exhibited, as well as archival materials, including letters and photographs.

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A painted portrait of a man with white hair wearing a blue tank top.
A black-and-white photo of a young man in a suit getting an autograph from Marylin Monroe.
A handwritten letter on stationery from “Hotel Chelsea New York.”
A polaroid photo of a group of men near the ocean.
A black-and-white photo of two men in a living room, sitting behind a coffee table filled with books.
A black-and-white painting of a man.
A painted portrait of a woman with exaggerated features.
A pencil and ink drawing of a man with his hand on his chin.
A painted portrait of a man with white hair wearing a green shirt.
A black pen and ink drawing, on white paper, of a woman with her head on her hand.
A painted portrait of a man with white hair wearing a blue tank top.
A black-and-white photo of a young man in a suit getting an autograph from Marylin Monroe.
A handwritten letter on stationery from “Hotel Chelsea New York.”
A polaroid photo of a group of men near the ocean.
A black-and-white photo of two men in a living room, sitting behind a coffee table filled with books.
A black-and-white painting of a man.
A painted portrait of a woman with exaggerated features.
A pencil and ink drawing of a man with his hand on his chin.
A painted portrait of a man with white hair wearing a green shirt.
A black pen and ink drawing, on white paper, of a woman with her head on her hand.

Don Bachardy, Self-portrait, August 8, 2018, 2018, acrylic on paper, 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm). Don Bachardy Papers.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 2018. 

Ted Bachardy, Don and Marilyn Monroe, 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. Don Bachardy Papers. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Don Bachardy, Letter to Christopher Isherwood January 26, 1964, 1964 January 26, 9 1/2 × 5 15/16 in. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 1964.

Unknown, Chris and Don on Catalina Trip, 1976, 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. Christopher Isherwood Papers. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

David Hockney, Don Bachardy and Christopher Isherwood, 1968 March 30, 3 1/2 × 5 in. Christopher Isherwood Papers. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Photo credit: David Hockney. © David Hockney.

Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood, June 20, 1979, 1979, acrylic on paper, 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm). | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 1979.

Don Bachardy, Crystal Martin, March 5, 2003 (no. 4), 2003, 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm). Howarth & Smith Collection.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 2003.

Don Bachardy, James Baldwin, January 23, 1964 (no. 2), 1964, graphite and ink on paper, 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm). Don Bachardy Papers.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 1964. 

Don Bachardy, Tim Hilton, May 30, 2017, 2017, acrylic on paper, 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm). Don Bachardy Papers.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 2017. 

Don Bachardy, Jennifer West, 1963 (no. 1), 1963, pen and ink on paper, 22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (57.2 × 44.5 cm). Don Bachardy Papers.  | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Don Bachardy, 1963.