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A Fruitful Perspective

Tue., Aug. 10, 2021 | Sean C. Lahmeyer

Soon after Henry E. Huntington purchased the San Marino Ranch (formerly owned by James DeBarth Shorb) in 1903, he learned that many agricultural crops—such as avocados, peaches, and nuts—could be grown on the property.

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News Release - Linde B. Lehtinen Appointed Curator of Photography at The Huntington

Tue., Aug. 3, 2021

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of Linde B. Lehtinen as curator of photography

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What Now, Part 2

Wed., July 28, 2021 | Manuela Gomez Rhine

Several of the objects on display in the upcoming exhibition, “What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century, Part 2,” provide windows into The Huntington’s array of collections that support important research interests.

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Larry Johnson

Wed., July 28, 2021

Join Lauren Mackler, co-curator of “Made in L.A. 2020: a version,” for this short and insightful discussion about artist Larry Johnson, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.”

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Conversations with Buck Ellison & Shamus Khan

Thu., July 22, 2021

“Made in L.A. 2020” artist Buck Ellison is joined in conversation by Shamus Khan, professor of sociology and American studies at Princeton University. Together they discuss their intimate portraits of privilege and power, and the implications for American inequalities.

The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.

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Conversations with Hedi El Kholti & Reynaldo Rivera

Tue., July 13, 2021

Join “Made in L.A. 2020” artists Hedi El Kholti and Reynaldo Rivera as they play records and discuss music that has had a profound influence in their lives.

The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.

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The Monster in the Mirror

Wed., July 7, 2021 | Sara K. Austin

What sparks the lightning bolt of insight? How do we come to see with new eyes? Literature can expose us to perspectives strange to us, but our interpretations can also be clouded by familiarity.

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News Release - Huntington to Lend Its Iconic "Blue Boy" to the National Gallery, London

Tue., June 29, 2021

One hundred years after Henry E. Huntington purchased Thomas Gainsborough’s masterpiece, The Blue Boy (ca. 1770) from the Duke of Westminster, and it set sail from England for its new home in the United States