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Art

Artful Opportunism

Thu., July 14, 2016 | Susan Turner-Lowe
One 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 Staff
Seeking 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 Tabor
Last 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. Mihaly
The 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, 2016
Summer 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. Thompson
Some 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 Durkin
Today 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. Thompson
What 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