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The Library Tells the Story of “Nineteen Nineteen”

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020 | Linda Chiavaroli
Once asked by the press if he planned to write a memoir, the famously private Henry E. Huntington demurred.
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2019 Verso Retrospective

Mon., Dec. 23, 2019 | Kevin Durkin
On Aug. 30, 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the trust agreement that established The Huntington
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Walt Whitman’s Bedside Manners

Tue., Dec. 17, 2019 | Stephen Cushman
The Huntington’s 2019 Centennial Celebration also marks the 200th birth year of Walt Whitman (1819–1892), the Good Gray Poet and a collecting interest of Henry E. Huntington. 
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Beside the Edge of the World: Artist Spotlight

Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

Go behind-the-scenes with Rosten Woo, Dana Johnson, and Nina Katchadourian, as they explore The Huntington’s collections through the lens of Thomas More’s “Utopia.” Their research informed new works created for the exhibition “Beside the Edge of the World.”

The exhibition was co-curated by Clockshop as part of the /five initiative at The Huntington and also features the work of poet Robin Coste Lewis and artist Beatriz Santiago Muñoz.

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John Ruskin: 19th-Century Visionary, 21st-Century Inspiration

Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

This conference introduces British art and social critic John Ruskin to a modern audience and makes the case for his continuing relevance in our own troubled time.

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News Release - The Huntington Receives Endowment Gift to Establish Shapiro Center for American History and Culture

Thu., Dec. 12, 2019
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it is establishing the Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The Huntington, thanks to a generous gift from L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro.
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Benjamin Franklin: The Never-Completed American Founder

Wed., Dec. 11, 2019

Joyce Chaplin, James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University, revisits The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which was one of Henry Huntington’s most prized manuscript acquisitions. Franklin tells a tantalizingly open-ended story about his life because the manuscript was left unfinished.

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The Visionary and Inspiring John Ruskin

Wed., Dec. 11, 2019 | Jim Spates
During his lifetime, John Ruskin (1819–1900) was acknowledged as one of the 19th century's greatest geniuses.