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Top 10 Water-Wise Plants

Mon., April 18, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson
You've heard the dire news about California's drought. And you've been thinking about swapping out your lawn for water-wise plants. But if you're used to traditional grass and ornamental plants, where do you begin?
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The Fabricated American Desert

Thu., April 14, 2016 | Lyle Massey
Humans have negotiated the desert for millennia, finding in it equal measures of sustenance, terror, beauty—and, above all, a dwelling place. To explore issues of human intervention in and on the American desert, my colleague James Nisbet and I have organized a conference at The Huntington
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Bee’s-Eye Views

Mon., April 11, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson
While traveling in the Amazon region of Ecuador, award-winning photographer David Leaser had an epiphany. What if he could use a computer to help him capture images of the tiniest flowers on the rainforest floor and blow them up to dazzling effect in large format prints?
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Spirit Boys

Thu., April 7, 2016 | Cora Gilroy-Ware
Wander through any major collection of European art, and you will find them in abundance. Travel to England, Germany, France, Spain, or Italy, and chances are that one will catch your eye. A winged head of curly hair with apple cheeks, sculpted in relief
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Into the Fold

Mon., April 4, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson
One of The Huntington's partner schools is Esteban E. Torres High School in East Los Angeles. Last month, students from their Engineering and Technology Academy visited The Huntington as part of a yearlong program
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Gratitude

Wed., March 30, 2016 | Susan Turner-Lowe
The first time I walked into the office of Laurie Sowd, The Huntington's vice president for operations, I thought I was in the wrong place. This was the person in charge of multimillion dollar construction activities, security, information technology
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Who Was Adah Isaacs Menken?

Thu., March 24, 2016 | Diana W. Thompson
In a library collection as deep as the one at The Huntington, it's not unusual for scholars to encounter items that propel them on new paths of research. That's what happened recently to The Huntington's 2015–16 Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, Shirley R. Samuels
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Press Release - New Wing and Entrance to American Art Galleries to Open in October

Thu., March 24, 2016
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that its new 8,600 square-foot addition to the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art will open on Oct. 22. Named after the lead donors for the $10.3 million building project, the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Wing includes 5,000 square feet of gallery space