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The Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art will be closed to visitors beginning June 2, 2008 for a complete reinstallation of the collection.
The reinstallation will take approximately one year, reopening in 2009.
The Susan and Stephen Chandler Wing of the Scott Gallery will remain open with highlights from the collections.
The Greene & Greene Room will also be open to visitors beginning mid-July 2008..
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The Huntington Art Collections
 The Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art
Temporarily Closed for Reinstallation
Highlights of American Paintings on Display
While the Scott and Erburu galleries are closed during the reinstallation of The Huntington’s American art collection, highlights of the collection and important loans will continue to be on display, thanks to a generous gift from Susan and Stephen Chandler. The newly renovated Susan and Stephen Chandler Wing of the Scott Gallery, which formerly housed 20th-century American art, includes works by Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, George Caleb Bingham, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and Edward Hopper. Paintings on one wall are hung in a style reminiscent of 19th-century salons, which situated the works close together, from floor to ceiling. The landscapes in this section include paintings by Frederic Church, Asher B. Durand, John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran.
Also open in mid-July is the Greene & Greene Room, which features a permanent installation of works by the early-20th-century Southern California architects Charles and Henry Greene, as well as other Arts and Crafts objects, organized in collaboration with the Gamble House (USC). About the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery
With the opening of the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery in 1984, American art became a significant part of the Huntington's collection. While Henry Huntington envisioned a collection of American art as early as 1919, his vision was not realized until 60 years later. In 1979 The Virginia Steele Scott Foundation made a major gift to The Huntington, which included a group of 50 American paintings, funds to construct a gallery to display the collection, and an endowment for its professional management. Since the Scott Gallery opened, its collection has continued to grow, largely through the support of the Scott Foundation.
Selections from the American Art Collection
   
 
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