Lynne Heffley

Verso

Karen R. Lawrence and Billie Tsien in conversation on a stage.
Making a Better World through Architecture
Posted on Dec. 13, 2022
Reconstructing the Japanese Heritage House
Posted on Jan. 27, 2022
Koji Ono, an artisan from Japan, sets a roof tile in place atop The Huntington’s reconstructed Japanese Heritage House. Photo by John Diefenbach. The Huntington’s reconstruction of a 17th-century…
Calligrapher Tang Qingnian
Posted on Jan. 2, 2019
On Nov. 4, 2018, contemporary artist Tang Qingnian gave a calligraphy demonstration at The Huntington, sharing a Tang-dynasty era poem, “Song of Eight Drinking Immortals,” that celebrates eight…
“Nightwalk” in the Chinese Garden
Posted on Oct. 17, 2018
The Garden of Flowing Fragrance at The Huntington is the inspiration for playwright Stan Lai’s new site-specific work, Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden, which is having its sold-out world premiere…

Frontiers

Andrew Raftery, January: Reading Seed Catalogs, 2009–16, engravings transfer printed on glazed white earthenware.
The Autobiography of a Garden
Posted on Jul. 19, 2020

Andrew Raftery's ceramic plates capture the cycle of the seasons in fine detailRaftery, a professor of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design, specializes in engraved scenes of contemporary American suburbia

Golden tassels
Who’s Behind the Curtain?
Posted on Dec. 28, 2018

Kathleen 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...

Photo of cork oak
Trees in a Time of Drought
Posted on Oct. 17, 2015

The Huntington serves as ground zero in a race to research, and ultimately kill, the pests that threaten Southern California's treesFour years of historic drought. Restricted water use. The Darth Vader of tree pests and assorted other destructive bugs, diseases, fungi, and root rot.

Corpse Flower
The Secret Life of Stinky
Posted on May. 15, 2015

There's more to the corpse flower than its giant bloomBehind the scenes at The Huntington, in a quiet greenhouse tucked away from public view, something big is brewing.