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Calligrapher Tang Qingnian
Wed., Jan. 2, 2019 | Lynne HeffleyTall and amiable, wearing glasses, his hair tied back in a pony tail, contemporary artist Tang Qingnian 唐慶年 stands in The Huntington's Rose Hills Garden Courtyard on a sunny day in early Nov. 2018, facing a long table covered with white paper.
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Seeking Happiness on Both Sides of the Border
Fri., Dec. 28, 2018 | Lynell GeorgeThe distance between Mexico and the U.S. can't always be measured in milesFor generations, Mexican migrants hoping to expand their possibilities have had to bridge the emotional gap between home and the unknown...
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Who’s Behind the Curtain?
Fri., Dec. 28, 2018 | Lynne HeffleyKathleen Quinn's elegant drapes accent the renovation of a grand staircaseIn advance of The Huntington’s Centennial celebration, which gets under way in the fall of 2019, Catherine Hess, chief curator of European art, decided that it was time to reimagine the décor...
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In the Back of God’s Elbow
Fri., Dec. 28, 2018 | Olga Tsapina, Ph.D.A collection of correspondence yields insight into the Seven Years' WarOn November 13, 1756, James Grahame hastily scribbled a letter at his London residence. The note, addressed to William Mercer in Perth, Scotland, confirmed that Grahame’s friend and William’s brother, Colonel James F. Mercer, was dead.
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Reading the Chinese Garden
Fri., Dec. 28, 2018 | Phillip E. BloomThe garden's curator contemplates its poetry. With the start of the final phase of the Chinese Garden’s construction, we asked the garden’s curator, Phillip E. Bloom, who joined The Huntington in September 2017, to reflect on two of the initial features installed in 2008...
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Looking Back at 2018
Wed., Dec. 26, 2018 | Kevin DurkinAs the year draws to a close, we invite you to revisit a dozen of our favorite stories from this year's Verso offerings.
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Venice: Real and Imagined
Wed., Dec. 19, 2018 | Linda ChiavaroliCountless novelists, composers, poets, and playwrights have sourced Italy's Venice for their creations. Somewhat less prominent on the cultural radar are the visionary developers, marketing-savvy citrus growers, and architects of expositions who have done the same.
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From Compost to Collectible
Thu., Dec. 13, 2018 | Usha Lee McFarlingFor years, the boxy myrtle hedges running through the heart of the Rose Garden have concerned Tom Carruth, the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at The Huntington.