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In May 2009, The Huntington will reopen the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art to reveal a completely transformed space in which the expanding American art collection will be displayed in an area twice its previous size. The newly redesigned Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art will treat visitors to 16,000 square feet of thoughtfully grouped, chronologically organized displays representing the history of American painting, sculpture, and decorative art from the late 17th to the middle of the 20th century. Masterpieces from the collection, such as John Singleton Copley鈥檚 The Western Brothers (1783), Mary Cassatt鈥檚 Breakfast in Bed (1897), John Singer Sargent鈥檚 Portrait of Pauline Astor (ca. 1898), and Edward Hopper鈥檚 The Long Leg (ca. 1930), will be complemented by key works on long-term loan as well as new acquisitions. The Huntington鈥檚 recent addition to the collection, Zenobia in Chains (1859), a critically acclaimed monumental sculpture by Harriet Hosmer (1830鈥�1908), will be presented to the public for the first time in nearly a century. The newly reconfigured galleries will also include a room for temporary exhibitions, with the inaugural installation focusing on photography of the Colorado River by Karen Halverson.