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Ask Frances Dolan if she believes in witches and she'll likely tell you you're asking the wrong question. "I'm more interested in how people come to believe what they believe."

If you're strolling through the Huntington Art Gallery during the next few months, look for a visiting Spanish nobleman up on the second floor. An imposing portrait of Vicente Maria de Vera de Aragon, Duque de la Roca (ca. 1795) by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes is on temporary loan

In 2008, three art curators from The Huntington paid a visit to the house of Sam Maloof in Alta Loma, Calif., which had expanded in 1994 from a home to a nonprofit cultural center called the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts.

The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. "The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985"

The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. "The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985" opens Sept. 14, 2011

Peter Kirby, an L.A. producer specializing in art and culture, filmed woodworker Sam Maloof in his workshop and home in 1990. We're posting excerpts from this footage to whet your appetite for the upcoming Huntington exhibition

The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington.

Huntington literary manuscripts curator Sara S. "Sue" Hodson has been named Woman of the Year by the Jack London Foundation, in recognition of her long service assisting scholars with their research on Jack London