Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
Art
Artful Opportunism
Thu., July 14, 2016 | Susan Turner-LoweOne of the remarkable and exciting things about The Huntington—aside from its glorious collections—is its relative lack of bureaucracy and, as a result, its ability to move quickly. We are, in a word, nimble.
Announcements
‘A Virtuous Circle’
Mon., July 11, 2016 | Huntington StaffSeeking to further encourage and support research and teaching in the humanities, USC and The Huntington have re-affirmed, in an affiliation agreement, their commitment to the Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) and the Institute on California and the West (ICW)
Library
Better than Bacon
Wed., July 6, 2016 | Stephen TaborLast February, a bookseller contacted me about a book he had taken on consignment. Its owner believed it came from the library of Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), the statesman, scientist, and (for a time) alleged author of the Shakespearean plays.
Library
When Baseball Was Square
Thu., June 30, 2016 | David H. MihalyThe Fourth of July conjures up images of parades, backyard barbecues, fireworks—and, for some folks, baseball. The sound of "Play ball!" recently encouraged a few Huntington curators to explore our collections for items centered around the sport.
Announcements
Welcoming New Research Fellows
Mon., June 27, 2016Summer is a busy time for The Huntington’s research program. As the academic year draws to a close, it’s time for a changing of the guard. The fellowship selection process for the 2016–17 program is complete
Art
Greene & Greene in Context
Thu., June 23, 2016 | Diana W. ThompsonSome people may remember the exquisite furniture in The Huntington's permanent exhibition about Arts and Crafts masters Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. The space was just reinstalled and the take-home message is clear
Beyond The H
Decoding the Civil War
Tue., June 21, 2016 | Kevin DurkinToday The Huntington announces the launch of a crowdsourcing project to transcribe and decode U.S. Civil War telegrams from its collection. What follows is the text of the press release about the project's launch.
Exhibitions
Found in Translation
Thu., June 16, 2016 | Diana W. ThompsonWhat does the 20th-century Arts and Crafts architecture of Americans Charles and Henry Greene have to do with the 17th-century Katsura Imperial Villa outside of Kyoto, Japan? For admirers of the work of Japanese-American photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto







