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New Perspectives on Early Encounters between China and the West
Tue., April 9, 2024 | Tonio AndradeHistorians long thought the Qing dynasty was arrogant, xenophobic, and closed to the world. If it had been more open, they argued, China would have been able to counter the Western advance. Recently, however, scholars have shown that the Qing were far more cosmopolitan, open, and connected than once believed.
Frontiers
The Art of Sargent Claude Johnson
Tue., April 2, 2024 | John P. Bowles, Jacqueline Francis, Dennis CarrScholars reexamine Sargent Claude Johnson’s life and work through a new lens, exploring his role within the development of American modernism and his influence among artists. From sculptures of underrepresented subjects to majestic architectural commissions, Johnson’s oeuvre is viewed within an expansive framework of global modernism.
Videos and Recorded Programs
The Japanese Shōya House: An Encyclopedia of Japanese Architecture
Thu., March 28, 2024Yukio Lippit, professor of Japanese art and architecture at Harvard University, discusses how The Huntington’s Shōya House offers a unique opportunity to explore an abundance of ideas and elements about Japanese architecture as a whole.
Videos and Recorded Programs
Hdoc: Finding Judith
Thu., March 28, 2024 | Aric AllenHonor Sachs, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a historian of early America whose research focuses on slavery, law, and family. She is currently writing a multigenerational history of an enslaved family that sued for freedom claiming Indigenous ancestry.
News
The Huntington to Present “Albrecht Dürer: Wanderlust”
Tue., March 26, 2024New exhibition explores how German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer’s travels to Italy and beyond, and the cultural exchange with his contemporaries, transformed European art.
June 1–Sept. 23, 2024
Huntington Art Gallery
Frontiers
A Book Older than God: The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
Tue., March 26, 2024 | Daniel Lewis, Ph.D.The rings of bristlecone pines, the planet’s longest-living trees, chronicle past details about changes in the climate and other environmental variations of global significance. The Huntington’s Daniel Lewis explores this topic and more in his book “Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future.”
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Multi-Storied Library: Lasting Impressions – Hand Printing in Practice
Fri., March 22, 2024The Huntington holds one of the largest collections of William Morris’ Kelmscott Press books in the world. Join Library staff for a deep dive into Morris’ artistic philosophy and handmade approach to printing during a time when the industry was moving toward mass production.
Videos and Recorded Programs
The Role of the Japanese Tea Hut in Understanding the Way of Tea
Fri., March 22, 2024Bruce Sosei Hamana, a tea ceremony expert with the Urasenke Tankokai Federation, discusses the “chashitsu,” the traditional tearoom.