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Two Gifts from Master Bonsai Artists
Thu., Feb. 23, 2017 | Ted MatsonOne of the most iconic images of California is the coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia). With its rugged trunk, twisting branches, and broad canopy, it adds both power and grace to our native landscape. We're fortunate to have more than 200 coast live oaks on The Huntington property. We also have a very small and special one that expresses the iconographic qualities we associate with our native oaks.
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Frederick Douglass, Celebrity
Mon., Feb. 20, 2017 | Olga Tsapina, Ph.D.By the time of his death on Feb. 20, 1895, Frederick Douglass had become one of the most celebrated personalities in the United States. Born a slave in Maryland around 1818, he escaped to New York in 1838
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Press Release - Exhibition on Octavia E. Butler to Explore Life and Work of Celebrated Science Fiction Author
Fri., Feb. 17, 2017A new exhibition opening this spring at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens 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
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Still Time to Color Our Collections
Thu., Feb. 16, 2017 | Kate LainEven if you missed the chance last week to participate in #ColorOurCollections, a coloring extravaganza organized by The New York Academy of Medicine Library, there's still time to join in the fun.
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Press Release - Huntington and LACMA Jointly Acquire Two Donald Judd Prototype Chairs
Mon., Feb. 13, 2017The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced today their joint acquisition of two prototype chairs (1979–80) made by American artist Donald Judd (1928–1994).
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Recent Lectures: Jan. 9–Feb. 8, 2017
Mon., Feb. 13, 2017 | Huntington StaffHome 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
“The Theater of Many Deeds of Blood”: The Geography of Violence in Frontier Los Angeles
Thu., Feb. 9, 2017John Mack Faragher, the Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of History and American Studies at Yale University, discusses the spatial pattern of homicide in Southern California in the 19th century.
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Press Release - The Huntington Selects Women’s Center for Creative Work for “Five” Collaboration
Thu., Feb. 9, 2017The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today it will partner with the Los Angeles-based Women’s Center for Creative Work for the second year of its “Five” initiative. “Five” pairs The Huntington with five different organizations over five years, bringing contemporary artists to respond




