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Abundant Harvest
Wed., Sept. 5, 2018 | Lisa BlackburnA generous bequest from Long Beach art collector Victor Gail (1929–2014) has greatly enhanced The Huntington's American decorative arts collection while underwriting its care and interpretation...
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Sustainable Luxury
Wed., Aug. 29, 2018 | Alice KloseHave you ever wondered how design patterns are invented and how the manufacturing process of design objects works?
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Recent Lectures: April 17–August 16, 2018
Wed., Aug. 22, 2018 | Kevin DurkinHome to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.
Videos and Recorded Programs
Belonging on an Island: Birds, Extinction, and Evolution in Hawai‘i
Thu., Aug. 16, 2018Daniel Lewis, the Dibner Senior Curator of the History of Science at The Huntington, discusses his new book about the birds of Hawaii. Belonging on an Island: Birds, Extinction, and Evolution in Hawai’i takes readers on a thousand-year journey as it explores the state’s magnificent birds, touching on topics ranging from the concept of belonging to the work of pioneering bird conservationists.
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News Release - The Huntington Names Christina Nielsen as New Director of the Art Collections
Thu., Aug. 16, 2018The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has appointed Christina Nielsen as the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections, Karen R. Lawrence, The Huntington's incoming president announced today.
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Artist Mario Ybarra Jr.
Wed., Aug. 15, 2018 | Carribean FragozaThe summer day simmered. As artist Mario Ybarra Jr., his assistant Jennifer Vanegas, and I strolled through the gardens under the shade of carefully trimmed foliage, steam rose from the warm, dark earth underfoot...
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The Most Influential Artist You've Never Met
Thu., Aug. 9, 2018 | Thea PageWhat wildly popular 19th-century painter had throngs of Londoners lining up to catch a glimpse of canvases so sensational and operatic that some swooned at the sight?
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J. G. Brown’s “Scraping a Deerskin”
Wed., Aug. 1, 2018 | Lily AllenIn John George Brown's Scraping a Deerskin of 1904, sunshine bathes the inside of a toolshed. The light flows from a window that frames a cheery, rural landscape. Yet inside the shed, a rather gruesome scene unfolds.