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Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting

Mon., Sept. 19, 2016

June Li, co-curator of the exhibition “Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints,” explains how the “Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting” (ca. 1633–1703) directly relates to founder Henry E. Huntington’s own scholarly mission to collect art, books, and plants.

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Chinese Poetry, Painting, and Gardens

Thu., Sept. 15, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson

Sometimes an object comes along that has so many ties to an institution's collecting areas, it's hard for curators to pass it up. That's what happened in 2014, when The Huntington acquired the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting

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Ben Jonson’s Works at 400

Mon., Sept. 12, 2016 | Martin Butler, Jane Rickard

The conference "Ben Jonson: 1616-2016" takes place at The Huntington on Sept. 16 and 17 in Rothenberg Hall. We asked the conference's conveners—Martin Butler, professor of English Renaissance Drama at the University of Leeds

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A Renaissance Curiosity

Fri., Sept. 9, 2016 | Tiffany Jo Werth

In J.K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a quick-thinking Harry saves his best friend's life by making him swallow a bezoar stone—a calcification from the stomach of a goat or other ruminant. Harry believed, as did many Renaissance doctors, that the stone served as a universal antidote to poison.

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Pittman and Maltzan’s Visual Synergy

Tue., Sept. 6, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson

Visitors familiar with the exuberant, colorful, and graphically complex works of Los Angeles–based artist Lari Pittman know not to expect something conventional. His new exhibition, "Lari Pittman: Mood Books," open at The Huntington through Feb. 20, 2017, does not disappoint.

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LISTEN Caring for a Collection

Thu., Sept. 1, 2016

In this LISTEN>> segment, visiting journalist Corinne DeWitt meets up with book conservator Kristi Westberg to learn a bit about what goes into caring for The Huntington’s history of science collections.

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LISTEN>> Caring for a Collection

Thu., Sept. 1, 2016 | Corinne DeWitt

In a suite of audio posts, visiting journalist Corinne DeWitt heads into our three collecting areas—Library, Art, and Botanical—and meets up with staff to explore facets of the vast collections that are the core of The Huntington. This time around: Library.

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Edith Wharton’s Book of the Homeless

Mon., Aug. 29, 2016 | Sue Hodson

Few people know that Edith Wharton (1862–1937), the eminent American author, played a significant role in the war effort during World War I. Wharton lived in France for much of her life, and, appalled at the reluctance of the United States to enter the European struggle

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