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Early Modern Literary Geographies

Thu., Oct. 13, 2016 | Julie Sanders, Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr.
One of the gems in The Huntington's library collection is a 16th-century image titled "View from Wotton Underwood." Although officially cataloged as a "map," it's quite different from what we usually call a map today.
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Recent Lectures: Sept. 14–Oct. 5, 2016

Mon., Oct. 10, 2016 | Huntington Staff
Home 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.
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Press Release - Border Grill’s Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken with Blue Window’s Kajsa Alger Partner with The Huntington to Create Dynamic New Dining Destination

Mon., Oct. 10, 2016
Those who love Border Grill’s authentic, modern Mexican cuisine created by celebrated chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken will be able to enjoy it in an unexpected new location starting on Nov. 2: the main café at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
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The United States from the Inside Out and Southside North

Fri., Oct. 7, 2016

Steven Hahn, professor of history at New York University and the Rogers Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington, considers what the history of the United States would look like, especially for the 19th century, if we travel east and west from the middle of the country and north from Mexico and the Caribbean.

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Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Chinese Woodblock Prints of the Late Ming and Qing Periods

Fri., Oct. 7, 2016

June Li, curator emerita of the Chinese Garden at The Huntington, will look at some of the functions of printed images in China from the late 16th through the 19th centuries, using examples from the exhibition “Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints.”

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Becoming Gay in the 1960s: Reading “A Single Man”

Fri., Oct. 7, 2016

Novelist Edmund White (A Boy’s Own Story) discusses the lasting impression that Christopher Isherwood’s groundbreaking novel “A Single Man” had on him as a young author assembling his gay identity in the pre-Stonewall era.

The Huntington · Becoming Gay in the 1960s: Reading “A Single Man”
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Instagram Takeover with Lynell George

Wed., Oct. 5, 2016 | Kate Lain
Yesterday, we handed The Huntington's Instagram account over to journalist and essayist Lynell George, who spent the day sharing photos of items in the archive of famed science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler.
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Press Release - The Huntington Launches New Era in Dining, Partnering with Bon Appétit Management Co.

Wed., Oct. 5, 2016
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has ushered in a new era of destination dining on its historic grounds by contracting with Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. for dining and catering services.