This section of The Huntington Archive contains a visual documentation of a number of Asian art and cultural exhibitions. Originally held at various locations the world over, they have been preserved in a digital format for research and teaching.
*Please note: Not all of the images contained within our Online Exhibition sections are copyrighted property of The Huntington Archive. We may be unable to grant permission to use all requested images.
Picturing Power: Posters of the Cultural Revolution
Created 10/99
Features Cultural Revolution posters from the University of Westminster Centre for the Study of Democracy, U.K. -approximately 10% of collection. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Indiana University School of Fine Arts Gallery and East Asian Studies Center in collaboration with the University of Westminster and was shown at The Ohio State University from October 6 - October 22. 1999. Contains 74 images with didactic text. Includes Chinese characters.
From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context
Created 9/99
Features photos from the exhibition held at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA, (614) 221-6801, from 15 March through 15 November, 1998 and Guest Curated by Carolyn W. Schmidt, Ph.D. Contains 177 images with didactic text - including photos taken under UV light - and essays. Subject matter includes: Jade - Ritual Objects (ceremonial, burial, authoritative), Animal Pendants,Plaques and Fantastic Creatures, Decorative Objects, Personal/Functional items; Clay - Burial, Vessels, Figurines, Molds; Bronze - Ritual Vessels, Burial, Weapons; Painting.
China: 5,000 Years
Created 3/98
Features the Modern Section of the exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum, NY in 1998; 195 images with text
Literature in Line: Lianhaunhua Picture Stories from China
Created 5/97
Features works from the exhibition held at the Cartoon Graphics Library, The Ohio State University, 1997. 61 images with text.
Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion
Created 4/00
Online exhibition features the extraordinary photography of Stephen P. Huyler and documents the ritual and devotional practices throughout India. The original exhibition was held at the Houston Museum of Natural History from September 28, 1999 - January 2, 2000 and will travel to the American Museum of Natural History, New York in 2001. Contains 79 images of rituals, devotional practices, and wooden shrines. Includes accompanying text and links to a biography on Dr. Huyler and his book on the same topic.
Jamini Roy: Bengali Artist of Modern India
Created 3/00
Features the artwork of modern Indian painter Jamini Roy. The original exhibition was held at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, from December 14, 1997 - May 17, 1998 and was curated by historian of contemporary Indian art Marcella Sirhindi. Contains 45 images with text and artist biography.
Calligraphy by Doshu Kanayama
Created 7/99
Includes: Introduction; About the Artist; 20 contemporary calligraphic paintings by renowned Japanese calligrapher, Doshu Kanayama; Accompanying text; Art Historical Essays (forthcoming).
A Basketmaker in Rural Japan
Created 1/99
Features photos from the exhibition held at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA, (614) 221-6801, from January 22 through March 28, 1999 ; Contains 20 photographs of the basketmaker Hiroshima Kazuo; Scenes from rural Japan; bamboo baskets.
Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art
Created 10/03
Features the exhibition held at LACMA in 2003 and the Columbus Museum of Art 2004; Contains images with didactic text by co- curators John C. Huntington and Dina Bangdel. The exhibition points the way to an entirely new direction for the study and representation of the Chakrasamvara Tantra and other key Buddhist tantras.
Mirrors of the Heart-Mind:
The Rezk Collection of Tibetan Art from the Permanent Collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Created 6/98
Features the exhibition held at SAMA in 1998; Contains 85 images with didactic text and 47 essays written by guest curators. Subject matter includes: Adi Buddhas, Arhats, Bardo, Bhaishajayaguru, Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Herukas, Prajnas, Jina Buddhas, Mandalas, Protective Deities, Ritual Implements, Shakyamuni Buddha, Stupas, Sukhavati, Teachers, Tara.