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New Chief Curator’s Take on American Art
Thu., July 6, 2017 | Thea PageYou might skip right past it. In a room of the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Wingdominated by kaleidoscopic starbursts and spirals on huge early American quilts, The Huntington's new Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art, Chad Alligood, stops in front of a small, dark piece of needlework.
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Engaging with the Collections
Thu., June 29, 2017 | Kevin DurkinEarlier this week, The Huntington announced "COLLECTION/S: WCCW/five at The Huntington," an exhibition that will be on view in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art from Nov. 18, 2017, through Feb. 12, 2018.
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Press Release - Seven Artists to Interact with The Huntington's Collections in Exhibition and Public Programs This Fall
Mon., June 26, 2017The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will present new work and related programming this fall by seven artists who conducted research in The Huntington’s collections during the second year of a five-year initiative called /five, which this year is based on the theme of “collecting” and “collections.”
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Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field
Fri., June 23, 2017Inspired by the award-winning speculative fiction author Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), leading experts in the field will explore the expansive ways Butler’s writing, research, and life foster deeper understanding of the past, present, and possible futures.
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Mining the Archive of Octavia E. Butler
Thu., June 22, 2017 | Ayana JamiesonThe papers of award-winning science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) came to The Huntington in 2008. By the time the collection had been processed and cataloged, more than 40 scholars had already asked for access.
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Video - Octavia Wrote Her Own Future
Wed., June 21, 2017The exhibition “Octavia E. Butler: Telling My Stories” examines the life and work of celebrated author Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), the first science fiction writer to receive a prestigious MacArthur “genius” award and the first African American woman to win widespread recognition writing in that genre.
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Press Release - Huntington Exhibition Marks the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
Mon., June 19, 2017The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with an exhibition that explores the power of the written word as a mechanism for radical change.
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Visualizing the Anatomy of the Eye
Wed., June 14, 2017 | Tawrin BakerAs a historian of science, I'm fascinated with pictures that help make sense of past scientific ideas and practices. The Huntington's vast collection of rare 16th-century science books document how intellectuals of the day perceived the eye and the process of sight.