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Seeing to It
Mon., Aug. 15, 2016 | Diana W. ThompsonChicago-based collage artist Candace Hunter first started reading Octavia Butler's speculative fiction as an undergraduate. Themes from Butler's writing permeated Hunter's work through the years and reached a pinnacle with the opening this summer of her solo show
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Press Release - Exhibition on National Parks to Explore the Paradox of Public Demand vs. the Need to Safeguard
Thu., Aug. 11, 2016The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens continues to celebrate the centennial of the U.S. National Park Service in the second of two consecutive exhibitions that focus on the critical role that national parks have played in the history of the United States.
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A Pure Act of Painting
Wed., Aug. 10, 2016 | Chelsea Ngoc-Khuyen TrinhAs construction winds down in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, many works from The Huntington's permanent collection are once again on display. Among these works are a few new additions.
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From Olympics of the Past
Thu., Aug. 4, 2016 | Natalie RussellAs the world celebrates the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro—where more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries will compete in 41 sports—we want to share with you some of the Olympics-related items in our Library collections.
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LOOK>> Spelling Slips
Mon., Aug. 1, 2016 | Kate LainWith LOOK>>, we venture into our wide-ranging collections and bring out a single object to explore in a short video. In this installment, we look at a late 19th-century parlor game.
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LOOK Spelling Slips
Mon., Aug. 1, 2016With LOOK>>, we venture into our wide-ranging collections and bring out a single object to explore in a short video. In this installment, we look at “Criss Cross Spellings Slips,” a late 19th-century parlor game.
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First Chinese Lawyer in the U.S.
Wed., July 27, 2016 | Kevin DurkinIn 1890, a Chinese-born national named Hong Yen Chang arrived in California from New York, where he had obtained a degree from Columbia Law School and a license to practice law. He filed a motion to practice in California
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Press Release - Larry J. Burik Named Vice President of Facilities
Tue., July 26, 2016Larry J. Burik, assistant vice president for campus facilities at Pitzer College, has been named Vice President of Facilities at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Huntington President Laura S. Trombley announced today.





