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Peter Kirby, an L.A. producer specializing in art and culture, filmed woodworker Sam Maloof in his workshop and home in 1990. We're posting excerpts from this footage to whet your appetite for the upcoming Huntington exhibition

The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington.

Huntington literary manuscripts curator Sara S. "Sue" Hodson has been named Woman of the Year by the Jack London Foundation, in recognition of her long service assisting scholars with their research on Jack London

Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.

"Sir, I have very ungraciously left unacknowledged your present of the Landscape Illustrations of Waverly." So begins an undated letter by Sir Walter Scott to Mr. Charles Tilt, Bookseller. Scott probably wrote it in 1830, thanking Tilt for sending him a copy

Echoes of a conference held at The Huntington in April continue to reverberate this Labor Day weekend. "Guest Workers: Western Origin, Global Future," a two-day conference organized by historian Matthew Garcia, spun out of an exhibition

Enjoy the freshest, tastiest salad fixings and save money at the same time. Tara Kolla of Silver Lake Farms will share tips for propagating, growing, and harvesting a bounty

"The Long Leg" by Edward Hopper has been a favorite painting with Huntington visitors since its debut in 1984 as one of the artworks that established the American art collection. On Aug. 24 it received the additional distinction of being issued as a postage stamp