Puckish
I was getting a sneak preview of the soon-to-open Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art at the Huntington Library when I saw this marble angel known as Puck (by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer about 1854) over in the corner under a new skylight with sun just pouring down on it. Hadn't known before how translucent stone could be. I do know that the space was recently redesigned by Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects of L.A. And that Pasadenan Jessica Todd Smith, a very new mom, is the curator of American art at the Huntington and will be showing off her great new space in all the grand opening parties the week of the 25th. The new Sam Francis in the contemporary painting room looks extraordinary.