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The Story of the LA Aqueduct: In Conversation with Bill Deverell, David Ulin, and Chiara Barzini

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A black and white film photo of a long aqueduct pipe that stretches down a hillside and onto the flat ground towards the viewer. The hillside is covered in scrub brush and there is a small while house on the left side of the image.

Fri., April 17, 2026, 12–1 p.m.

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Join Bill Deverell, co-director of The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW), for a lively conversation with David Ulin, professor of English at USC, and author Chiara Barzini.
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This talk will address California’s complicated history with water. Barzini will draw on the research for her new book, Aqua, in which she explores how the Los Angeles Aqueduct shaped LA's landscape and film history, both in culture, myth, and reality.

Top image: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), L.A. Aqueduct, Jaw Bone Siphon. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

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The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West

ICW is a center for scholarly investigation of the history and culture of California and the American West. Through sponsorship of innovative scholarship, research, and programming, ICW draws on the resources of USC and the Huntington Library to build a unique collaboration among a research university, a research library, and the public