Conferences
Thomas Browne and His World
Thu., Jan. 21, 2016 | Jessica Wolfe
The idiosyncratic physician, essayist, and naturalist Thomas Browne (1605–82) produced a diverse body of writings that reveal a cornucopian range of interests at once scientific and religious: burial practices and mortality (Urn-Burial), the geometrical patterning of nature
Library
Symbolism in Medieval Lists
Mon., Jan. 18, 2016 | Martha Rust
As a teenager, I thought it would be fun to collect lists, especially the kind that are known by their numbers: the 10 essentials for day hiking, which I learned as a Girl Scout, or the 12 ways that Wonder Bread helped build strong bodies
History of The Huntington
Alan Jutzi’s Passion to Serve
Wed., Jan. 13, 2016 | Jennifer A. Watts and William Deverell
Today the Avery Chief Curator of Rare Books at The Huntington, Alan Jutzi, will kick up his office doorstop one last time and shut the door behind him after 45 years of dedicated service.
Botanical
Bulbs and Roses
Thu., Jan. 7, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson
Earlier this month, a group of dedicated volunteers began the gargantuan task of pruning The Huntington's more than 3,000 rose bushes. Hard pruning once a year keeps roses healthy
Botanical
Preparing for El Niño
Mon., Jan. 4, 2016 | Lisa Blackburn
Southern California is bracing for rain—lots of it—as the predicted El Niño weather system looms. After four years of relentless drought, some precipitation would be welcome, but too much at once could be disastrous, causing floods, mudslides, power outages
Library
Jack London and the Rose Parade
Fri., Jan. 1, 2016 | Natalie Russell
Watching the Rose Parade was a New Year's tradition growing up. Granted, I usually saw it on television, even though I was just a few miles away from the parade route at my grandparents' house in La Cañada.
Uncategorized
Oh, What a Year It Was!
Tue., Dec. 29, 2015 | Kevin Durkin
With 2016 right around the corner, we cast an eye back over a year marked by discovery and transformative change. Here are some of the remarkable stories we featured here on Verso. Early in the year, we reported on an amazing find—the discovery in our collections
Botanical
Winter Blooms
Tue., Dec. 22, 2015 | Diana W. Thompson
While most of the country braces for freezing temperatures and snow, many people in Southern California welcome the arrival of winter as their favorite season. Nighttime temperatures rarely fall below freezing and daytime highs often nudge their way into the 70s.
Exhibitions
Chinese American Advocate, Y.C. Hong
Tue., Dec. 15, 2015 | Linda Chiavaroli
For a period of decades spanning the late 19th century to well into the 20th century, Chinese immigrants faced huge obstacles entering the United States due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. The law, in effect from 1882 to 1943, was the first instituted to stop a particular ethnic group from...
Art
Alex Israel in the House
Thu., Dec. 10, 2015 | Catherine Hess
"What," you might ask, "is the work of contemporary artist Alex Israel doing in the Huntington Art Gallery, infiltrating the grand interiors of Henry and Arabella Huntington's former residence and supplanting beloved 18th-century artwork?"
Art
Portraiture as Interaction
Mon., Dec. 7, 2015 | Martina Droth and Mark Hallett
Portraiture implies an interaction between the sitter and spectator. It often rehearses an interaction between two or more protagonists and regularly focuses on the interaction between the people represented and their surroundings.
Library
LOOK>> A Printed Fan
Thu., Dec. 3, 2015 | Diana W. Thompson and Kate Lain
With LOOK>>, we venture into our wide-ranging collections and bring out a single object to explore in a short video. In this piece, we look at an 18th-century printed fan.