The Claremont Museum of Art's next exhibit will be a retrospective of Claremont artist James Hueter's work. The show opens on Sunday, February 22nd with an opening reception at 7pm and runs through May 3rd.
CMA sent out a press release with information about Hueter's work:
Born in San Francisco in 1925 and a 60-year resident of Claremont, James Hueter epitomizes a generation of artists who, attracted to Claremont and the surrounding region after World War II, established their reputations here, contributing importantly to the creation of the art-rich environment we enjoy today. A 1948 graduate of Pomona College, Hueter holds an M.F.A. from the Claremont Graduate School (1951). His life as an artist continues to be as productive as ever.
This exhibition surveys Hueter’s long and fertile career, from the early realist paintings influenced by his teacher and mentor Henry Lee McFee to the most recent works that combine his multiple interests in painting, sculpture, representation, and illusion. The exhibition will introduce to new generations an artist of diligent devotion to his craft through decades of drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.
While widely admired by those knowledgeable about the arts, James Hueter is also – due to his modest demeanor – one of the best-kept secrets of the arts in Claremont. This exhibition aspires to reveal and celebrate Hueter’s work, while realizing a core mission of the Claremont Museum of Art to celebrate the region’s rich artistic heritage through in-depth exhibitions of its most prominent local heroes
The Hueter exhibit will be accompanied by an outdoor installation by Pomona artist Juan Thorpe titled "Citrus Processor." The work is a large canvas and will be installed in the eastern courtyard of the Claremont Packing House. The CMA's press release said this about the Thorpe work: "Furthering the artist's investigative imagery of deconstructed machinery, this work references the history of the Museum’s home, The Packing House, and the City of Claremont's unique association with the citrus industry."
The CMA will also host the following events in the next few months:
February
Saturday, February 21, 7 – 9 p.m.
Public Opening Reception: James Hueter: A Retrospective
Sunday, February 22, noon – 4 p.m.
Family Art Day: Self-portraits
Free and open to the public
Look in a mirror and what do you see? Inspired by the artwork of James Hueter, the subject for this Family Art Day activity is self-portraits. Join us as we learn how to turn self-observation into a work of art.
All Wednesdays (through the run of the exhibition)
Senior Wednesdays – James Hueter: A Retrospective
$3 admission for seniors 62 and older (Admission is always free for Museum Members)
Docents available for free tours, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; special 20% discount in Museum Store off a single item.
March
Sunday, March 1, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Curator Walk-through – James Hueter: A Retrospective
Free for Members and under 18/$8 for non-members (includes gallery admission)
Exhibition guest curator Steve Comba walks members and visitors through the new exhibition.
Sunday, March 15, noon – 4 p.m.
Family Art Day: Not-So-Still Life Drawing
Free and open to the public
Ask three people to look at a grouping of objects, and you’ll get three different interpretations. That’s what still life drawing is all about. Family Art Day participants will try their hands at mastering this most basic of art skills using art works from the Hueter exhibition as inspiration.
Claremont Museum of Art
536 West First Street
Claremont, CA 91711
909.621.3200
www.claremontmuseum.org
Hours: The galleries and Museum Store are open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 8:30 p.m. the first Friday of every month and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Admission: Admission is $5 for adults. Free admission for visitors under 18. Admission is $3 for seniors over 62 every Wednesday. Admission is free for everyone from 5 to 8:30 p.m. the first Friday of every month, and admission is always free for Museum Members.
Here's the full press release, which we've posted on a nifty site called Scribd.com that's great for posting images, documents, and PDF's. Thanks to Calwatch at M-M-M-My Pomona for introducing this to us. It sort of like YouTube for documents. Click on the little box in the upper right hand corner to expand the document to full-screen size:
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