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Spirit and Essence, Line and Form: The Graphic Work of Henry Moore
Approximately 25 works on paper by British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) representing the interrelationship of shape and mass, exploring the themes of creation, the body, life, and death. |
The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945–1985
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916–2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends is explored in the groundbreaking exhibition, "The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945–1985" in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery.
Three Artists, Three Visions
African-American Art at The HuntingtonThe Huntington continues to fill in gaps in its collecting areas, most recently by homing in on works by African-American artists.
Let Us Entertain You
Fanchon and Marco's big "Ideas" revolutionized the 1920s theater worldChances are you've never heard of Fanchon and Marco. But in the 1920s, millions of Americans had.
Press Release - Rare Chinese Woodblock Prints to go on View in Major International Loan Exhibition
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will present a major international loan exhibition exploring the art, craft, and cultural significance of Chinese woodblock prints made during their golden age, with works made from the late 16th century through the 19th century.
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Melinda McCurdy
Melinda McCurdy, curator of British art at The Huntington, received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
News Release - The Huntington Acquires Unique Darwin Photo Album
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a unique photograph album, containing 19 prints, that offers a tantalizing glimpse into the intimate family circle of renowned scientist Charles Darwin (1809-1882).
Hear and Now at The Huntington
Hear and Now is a new podcast that connects the incomparable library, art, and botanical collections at The Huntington with the wider world.
News Release - The Huntington Acquires Six Works, Expands the Range of the American Art Collection
Spanning nearly 300 years, the acquisitions include works by Edward Mitchell Bannister, Agostino Brunias, Letitia Huckaby, Lilly Martin Spencer, Tiffany and Co., and Tyrus Wong.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Archive Documenting a Notorious Colonial Plot to Defraud Native Americans of Ancestral Land in Pennsylvania
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired a recently discovered archive documenting an 18th-century investigation into a land deal—the so-called Walking Purchase—that defrauded the Lenni Lenape
Betye Saar’s “Drifting Toward Twilight”
Betye Saar’s “Drifting Toward Twilight,” a site-specific installation commissioned by The Huntington, poetically connects the external realm to interior territories—The Huntington’s grounds to its galleries and the life of the body to the mind—and has also been a way to manifest the artist’s personal history.
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Pollinators Investigation
What is the population of pollinators in your garden space and what is their role in a plant’s life cycle? Work individually or collaboratively to produce data on pollinators in a garden, compare data collected by different groups and make inferences about the role of pollinators in a plant’s life cycle.
Who’s Behind the Curtain?
Kathleen Quinn's elegant drapes accent the renovation of a grand staircaseIn advance of The Huntington’s Centennial celebration, which gets under way in the fall of 2019, Catherine Hess, chief curator of European art, decided that it was time to reimagine the décor...
Lessons Learned: Mulholland's Fatal Dam
Two historians assess Mulholland's responsibility for one of the nation's worst civil engineering disastersIn the critically acclaimed book Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster, historians Norris Hundley, Jr. and Donald C. Jackson provide a detailed account and analysis of the collapse of the St. Francis Dam
Mapping a City on the Move
Pioneer 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."
A Resurgence of Victory Gardens
In an effort to increase self-sufficiency and reduce trips to the grocery store during our current pandemic, a growing number of people are adding vegetable and herb gardens to their own yards.
The Year Was 1970
The Huntington's bimonthly newsletter has been in print for more than a half-century.
Library Collectors’ Council Acquisitions for 2024
The Huntington has acquired five extraordinary collections through the generosity of the Library Collectors’ Council, a group of supporters who help fund the purchase of new items to add to the Library’s holdings.
Another West: Ecologies of Photography
An exploration of photography’s ecological dimensions provides an opportunity to reexamine the role that photography has played in documentation as well as environmental degradation. By examining photographs other than those of classic Western landscapes, we reconsider how Indigenous persons and settlers perceived and interacted with the environment.
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News Release - Huntington Acquires Collection of Lincoln Telegrams Thought Destroyed
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has acquired an extensive and extraordinarily rare collection of Civil War telegraph messages, including a number of coded communiqués between Abraham Lincoln and officers of the Union Army.