A focused loan exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will explore the various ways in which American artists have represented crowds in modern urban life. “A World of Strangers: Crowds in American Art” is on view from Oct. 17, 2015, to April 4, 2016, in the Huntington Art Gallery.
As a research horticulturist and coordinator of the Huntington Ranch Garden, I spend my days on this half-acre experimental site working to create a balance between a productive garden, a livable space, and a wildish ecosystem.
Los Angeles ceramist Doyle Lane (1925–2002) became known for his collectible "weed pots," as he called his vases with small openings for holding a few stems, and for what he called "clay paintings"—geometric and boldly colored ceramic disks—that have been compared
For Americans looking for respite from the Great Depression and later World War II, the entertainment industry provided welcome relief. Los Angeles in the 1930s and 40s was a hotbed of film and theater production
On my last day as the Dibner Conservator for the History of Science collection at The Huntington, I want to share one of the more interesting and complex conservation treatments I've completed here
African-American Art at The HuntingtonThe Huntington continues to fill in gaps in its collecting areas, most recently by homing in on works by African-American artists.
What happens when you try to recreate panoramic photos taken on The Huntington's property a hundred years ago? Earlier this year, award-winning Los Angeles photographer John C. Lewis spent a few days on the grounds to find out.
Members and visitors may typically think of The Huntington as a glorious place to visit in the spring with the puya in bloom in the Desert Garden, the wisteria gracing the Japanese Garden, and the roses rioting a few acres away in the Rose Garden.
