From Across the Pond in ART & ANTIQUES
SELECT WORKS of art from The Huntington's premier collection of more than 12,000 British watercolors and drawings will be on view in the major exhibition "100 Great British Drawings" through September 5. Artwork in the show, dating from the 17th through mid-20th century, includes rarely seen pieces from William Blake, John Brett, John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, Gwen John, Paul Nash and J. M. W. Turner.
The majority of the British drawings collection was established after the time of The Huntington's founders, Henry and Arabella Huntington, when Robert R. Wark served as curator of the art collections from 1956 to 1990. His vision brought the repository of drawings to life and this show is a chance to see some of the beautiful findings.