Jan. 19, 2013—April 16, 2013
"Maurice Merlin and the American Scene, 1930–1947" brings together approximately 30 paintings, watercolors, and prints by Merlin, as well as nine works by others in his circle, to shed light on the vibrant Detroit art scene in which Merlin worked while employed by the federal government's Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Nov. 10, 2012—March 12, 2013
In a dramatic departure from tradition, The Huntington presents the first exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculpture to be displayed inside the Huntington Art Gallery, showcasing the work of Los Angeles–based artists Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow.
Nov. 3, 2012—Feb. 19, 2013
This exhibition features fifteen rarely seen works by marine artists such as John Thomas Serres, Charles Bentley, and Samuel Owen. From documentary records of important battles to dramatic, romantic views of wind-tossed ships, the images reveal a nation passing from the threat of war to command a prosperous peace.
July 16, 2012—Jan. 15, 2013
A Strange and Fearful Interest is drawn exclusively from The Huntington's collection of photographs related to the Civil War, offering an unprecedented opportunity to bring this rare and evocative material to light.
Sept. 22, 2012—Jan. 8, 2013
"A Just Cause: Voices of the American Civil War" explores the war-time debate on the causes and mission of "this cruel war." The debate that began long before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter became increasingly fierce as the war raged on and casualties on both sides piled up.
Oct. 20, 2012—Jan. 8, 2013
Between September 1933 and March 1934, American artist Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) traveled to Germany. First landing in Hamburg, he wended his way south to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a village in the Bavarian Alps, producing works that captured the spare geometries of the surrounding mountains.
June 16, 2012—Sept. 18, 2012
"Roger Medearis: His Regionalism," is an exhibition that runs from June 16 through Sept. 17 in the Chandler Wing of the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries. Drawing on the generous gifts made to The Huntington by Elizabeth Medearis, his widow, loans from private collections, and a painting borrowed from the Smithsonian, the exhibition features 36 works that demonstrate the breadth of his career.
July 28, 2012
As the culmination of a semester course on English cultural history, students from Claremont McKenna College contributed to this exhibition on 16th- and 17th-century portrait drawings.
April 21, 2012—July 24, 2012
A 17th-century portrait of Jean de Thévenot by Philippe de Champaigne, one of France's most important Baroque painters, is the centerpiece of a small, focused exhibition exploring themes of cultural exchange in the 16th and 17th centuries.
April 20, 2012—July 23, 2012
Drawn from the Library's splendid holdings about railroading in America, the exhibit will remind viewers that the monumental achievement of spanning the continent was not merely a story of high adventure in the trans-Mississippi West but an epic of national development that unfolded during much of the 19th century.
