Frontiers
Huntington Frontiers connects readers with the rich intellectual life of The Huntington, capturing in news and features the work of researchers, educators, curators, and others across a range of disciplines. It is produced semi-annually by The Huntington’s Office of Communications and Marketing.
Historical Markers
Thu., Oct. 17, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingAuthor Lynell George reflects on assembling the Huntington timelineAs part of the preparation for The Huntington’s Centennial year, Los Angeles–based journalist and essayist Lynell George spent months delving into the history of the institution
The Ghostly Return of Hamlet
Wed., Oct. 16, 2019 | Zachary LesserThe Huntington's copy of the first edition of the play upended the play's historyIn 1914, Henry E. Huntington acquired from the Duke of Devonshire a collection of English drama that included one of two surviving copies of the first edition of Hamlet
A Founder and a Year
Tue., Oct. 15, 2019 | James Glisson, Jennifer A. WattsHenry and Arabella Huntington looked to the future by safeguarding the pastAlfonso C. Gomez, Henry E. Huntington’s longtime valet, sat for an interview in 1959, more than three decades after his employer’s death.
The Value of Originality
Sun., Oct. 13, 2019 | Jose Luis LazarteA young conservator carefully restores a John Singer Sargent oil sketchFor several weeks in early 2019, three members of a younger generation of conservators worked under The Huntington's senior paintings conservator
Rescuing a Hive of Bees
Sat., Oct. 12, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingBeekeeper Kevin Heydman's relocation process is one for the booksBees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems
The Influential Vision of Carleton Watkins
Sat., June 22, 2019 | Susan GreenHis indelible photographs captured and promoted the American WestIn his new book, art writer Tyler Green argues that Carleton Watkins (1829–1916)—widely considered the greatest American photographer of the 19th century—was also one of the most influential artists of his era.
Mapping a City on the Move
Thu., June 20, 2019 | Lily AllenPioneer cartographer Laura L. Whitlock captured a megalopolis in the makingIn August 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington drafted documents converting their San Marino ranch into a "library, art gallery, museum, and park."
Painting the Wind
Wed., June 19, 2019 | Christina NielsenHow Celia Paul's art resonates with that of the Brontë sistersBeautifully installed on the second floor of the Huntington Art Gallery, the "Celia Paul" exhibition invokes works by some of the 19th-century painters in The Huntington's permanent collection