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Reflecting on 2022 at The Huntington
Tue., Dec. 27, 2022 | Kevin DurkinAs 2022 draws to a close, we invite you to look back at some of our favorite Verso stories from the past year. Below is a selection of posts, one from each of the past 12 months, highlighting what makes The Huntington such a remarkable place.
Making a Better World through Architecture
Tue., Dec. 13, 2022 | Lynne HeffleyWhat can architecture aspire to be? Award-winning architect and educator Billie Tsien has some ideas and shared them in conversation with Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence last month as part of The Huntington’s “Why It Matters” series.
Race and Place in 19th-Century New York State
Tue., Nov. 29, 2022 | Tim Barringer, Graham HodgesThe monumental Portage Falls on the Genesee (ca. 1839) by the 19th-century English American landscape painter Thomas Cole (1801–1848) is at once beautiful and sublime, depicting the overwhelming scale and power of nature in a spectacular region of upstate New York.
A Founding Document
Wed., Nov. 16, 2022 | Olga Tsapina, Ph.D.In September 1758, the 62-year-old Lt. Col. Conrad Weiser (1696–1760), a veteran Indian interpreter, recorded a speech delivered by a man whose name he rendered as Ackowano Thio, or Ackowanothio.
What Is the Future of Shakespeare?
Tue., Nov. 8, 2022 | Ayanna ThompsonWilliam Shakespeare remained the most produced playwright in the world in 2022, but will he maintain that status by 2050? While major research libraries continue to build their collections around their Shakespearean holdings, the purpose of the research library is in flux.
Rooted in Conservation
Tue., Nov. 1, 2022 | Nicole CavenderMost guests who visit the botanical gardens at The Huntington appreciate their beauty, but there is much more to them than meets the eye. Our living plant collection is both regionally and globally diverse. Thousands of the species in our care are not found in any other botanical garden.
Abortion and the Historical Record
Tue., Oct. 25, 2022 | Alicia Gutierrez-RomineOn Sept. 2, 1859, Lucy E. Nuttall died in Nevada County, California, of complications following an abortion. Her untimely death provides a window through which we can view a place and time when abortion access was highly limited.
Got Milkweed?
Tue., Oct. 18, 2022 | Sandy MasuoOne indicator of a healthy garden is a diversity of invertebrate life, from soil microbes to insects. With its botanical bounty and limited use of chemical controls in landscape maintenance, The Huntington’s grounds are an urban oasis for wildlife, including an incredible array of spineless wonders.