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Kevin Starr Lives on at The Huntington
Thu., March 2, 2017 | William DeverellAt the dedication of The Huntington's Munger Research Center in 2004, California historian Kevin Starr (1940–2017), who died in January, said, "Southern California contemplates itself, defines itself, brings itself to further identity through a variety of agencies and instruments
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A Satire of the Three Estates: Renaissance Scotland’s Best Kept Secret?
Thu., March 2, 2017Greg Walker, Regius Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, discusses Sir David Lyndsay’s remarkable play, “A Satire of the Three Estates”, probably the most dramatically and politically radical piece of theater produced in 16th-century Britain.
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Instagram Takeover with James Fishburne
Mon., Feb. 27, 2017 | Kate LainLast Thursday, we let art historian James Fishburne—guest curator of "A History of Whiskers: Facial Hair and Identity in European and American Art, 1750–1920"—run The Huntington's Instagram account for the day. In a nod to the exhibition, which is on view for just one more week, James spent the day looking at facial hair in our art galleries, touring us through "Shenandoahs," "chin curtains," and mustachioed teapots.
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Press Release - The Huntington Store and thehuntingtonstore.org Offer Exclusive Gifts for Father's Day
Fri., Feb. 24, 2017For the shopper looking for a unique Father’s Day gift, the Huntington Store is filled with thoughtfully curated items inspired by holdings of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
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Founder's Day Lecture
Thu., Feb. 23, 2017David Zeidberg, who retires in June after 21 years as director of the Library, will look back on some of the many highlights of his career in the annual Founder’s Day lecture.
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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