Coming attractions -- Greene and Greene

Reeve window    (Private collection. Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s, New York) Reeve window watercolor, Pratt House     (Courtesy of Greene and Greene Archives, The Gamble House, University of Southern California) The Huntington Library in San Marino is opening what promises to be a fabulous exhibit on "Arts and Crafts legends" Greene and Greene. "A 'New and Native' Beauty"  opens Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, and will be on display through Jan. 26, 2009. Inspired by the centennial of the Gamble House in Pasadena, "New and Native" will tell a chronological story over nearly 90 years, featuring 140 items from the collections of the Huntington, the Gamble House, other institutions and private individuals. The objects include 15 pieces of furniture from the 1909 Robert R. Blacker House. The exhibit will also feature photos, drawings and descriptions of the Blacker House, the Gamble House and the Robinson, Tichenor and Culbertson homes. Read more about the Huntington "New and Native" exhibit here>>> The exhibit will travel to the Smithsonian and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The book accompanying the exhibit, by the way, is priced at $75.