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TicketsFeb. 23, 2013–June 18, 2013
The works in this exhibition—studies and sketches spanning nearly three centuries—provide glimpses into how artists such as Peter Lely, Charles West Cope, and David Wilkie attempted to capture the emotive force of the human hand.
Feb. 16, 2013–May 14, 2013
To mark San Marino's centennial year, The Huntington has mounted a special exhibition titled "Cultivating California: The Founding Families of the San Marino Ranch," on view Feb. 16–May 13. The exhibition tells the story of the Wilson, Shorb, and Patton families, who helped transform a region of one-time Spanish land grants into an agricultural paradise.
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.
