RICHARD HAINES: AN AMERICAN MODERN
ON EXHIBIT
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Some artists of the period are household names;
c entury
others are not. Looking at the paintings of Richard
com m e n c e d a n d p r o d u c e d t h e G u g g e n h e i m s, the
Haines, I can only scratch my head at his recent
Whit n e y s , t h e H u n t i n g t o n s , t h e G e t t y s , a nd the
disappearance from the public’s consciousness.
Phill i p s , t o n a m e j u s t a f e w. W i t h p a t r o n s , came
The catalogs of the time list Haines as a giant.
deal e r s a n d m u s e u m s.
Th e D e p re s s i o n , i n turn,
He showed with the best galleries, exhibited in
prod u c e d t h e f i r s t n a t i o n a l a r t s p r o g ra m s and a
America’s most important museums, and held a top
wave o f a m b i t i o u s , w e l l - t ra i n e d A m e r i c a n artists.
position at both Otis and Chouinard. He made at
The e x o d u s o f E u r o p e a n l u m i n a r i e s c a u s ed by
least nine significant murals and won a lifetime’s
Worl d Wa r I I e x p o s e d t h e s e s t r u g g l i n g a r t i s t s to the
worth of prizes between 1945 and 1965.
Euro p e a n v a n g u a rd . N e x t c a m e t h e c r i t i c s a nd the forgi n g o f a n a r t s e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
B e t w e e n 1900
and 1 9 5 0 , A m e r i c a n a r t w e n t f r o m b e i n g a n ational to a g l o b a l c o n c e r n .
Sullivan Goss has represented the estate of the artist since 2004. This is our second exhibition and sale of paintings from the estate. We look forward to helping the artist regain his former stature. - J e re m y Te s s m e r, C u ra t o r o f 2 0 t h C e n t u r y A m erican Art
LEFT: BOOM TOWN, 1956 8 x 26 inches | oil on board
ABOVE: AUGUST MOON, 1960 22 x 32 inches | oil on canvas
M R S. W H I S T L E R ’ S N A K E D N I E C E , 1 9 7 2 32 x 24 inches | oil on canvas
B OYS S W I M M I N G, 1 9 8 1 36 x 48 inches | oil on canvas
RICHARD HAINES (1906-1984) EXHIBITIONS (selected list): 1 9 4 4 A m e r i c a n C o n t e m p o r a r y G a l l e r y, L o s A n g e l e s , C A 1947, 1949, 1951 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1947 Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, CA 1948, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964 Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA 1 9 4 8 S a n F r a n c i s c o M u s e u m o f A r t , S a n F r a n c i s c o, C A 1 9 4 8 , 1 9 5 1 C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e F a i r, P o m o n a , C A 1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 5 C a l i f o r n i a W a t e r c o l o r S o c i e t y, L o s A n g e l e s , C A 1950, 1951, 1960 University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 2 M e t r o p o l i t a n M u s e u m o f A r t , N e w Yo r k , N Y 1 9 4 9 , 1 9 5 1 C o r c o r a n G a l l e r y o f A r t , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. 1 9 5 4 N a t i o n a l O r a n g e S h o w, S a n B e r n a r d i n o, C A 1 9 5 5 S ã o P a u l o M u s e u m o f A r t , S ã o P a u l o, B r a z i l 1 9 5 6 , 1 9 6 1 T h e S a n t a M o n i c a A r t G a l l e r y, S a n t a M o n i c a , C A 1956 Scripps College Art Galleries, La Jolla, CA 1956 Los Angeles City Annual, Los Angeles, CA 1944-56, 1959-60 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 1959 Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA 1960 Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA 1 9 6 4 F r y e M u s e u m , S e a t t l e, W A 1 9 6 4 L a g u n a B e a c h A r t G a l l e r y, L a g u n a B e a c h C A 1966 Ventura County Forum of Arts, Ventura, CA 1 9 6 7 - 7 7 A d e l e B e d n a r z G a l l e r y, L o s A n g e l e s , C A 1977, 1979, 1982, 2005 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA 1985 Southern California Contemporary Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA COLLECTIONS (selected list): C o r c o r a n G a l l e r y o f A r t , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA M e t r o p o l i t a n M u s e u m o f A r t , N e w Yo r k , N Y Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR S a n D i e g o M u s e u m o f A r t , S a n D i e g o, C A Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA S e a t t l e M u s e u m o f A r t , S e a t t l e, W A S m i t h s o n i a n A m e r i c a n A r t M u s e u m , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. MURALS (selected List): M a y o D i a g n o s t i c C l i n i c , R o c h e s t e r, M N N e w F e d e r a l B u i l d i n g , L o s A n g e l e s C i v i c C e n t e r, L o s A n g e l e s , C A New Physics Building, University of California, Los Angeles Schoenberg Hall, University of California, Los Angeles U n i t e d S t a t e s P o s t O f f i c e, C r e s c o, I A U n i t e d S t a t e s P o s t O f f i c e, H a s t i n g s , M N U n i t e d S t a t e s P o s t O f f i c e, W i c h i t a , K S
B E A C H E D, 1 9 4 2 18 x 24 inches | oil on canvas
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FRONT: WORKERS (PART OF THE BRACEROS SERIES), 1950 24 x 30 inches | oil on canvas