For Ernest Marquez, a lifelong obsession ends up documenting the evolution of L.A.Even as a novice collector, Ernest Marquez found that he had a discerning eye for early images of Southern California
The Longo Collection traces seismic shifts in obstetrics and gynecology over six centuriesThe images are haunting glimpses into the most primal and private of human moments—the experience of birth
The Huntington's rare cookbooks reveal changes in American cooking that eventually sparked a food movementWe hear the word “artisanal” all the time—attached to cheese, chocolate, coffee, even fast-food chain sandwiches—but what does it really mean?
Kristen L. Chiem, associate professor of art history at Pepperdine University, explores the role of floral imagery in Qing-dynasty China. Focusing on the peony, Chiem traces how artists used the flower to demonstrate imperial power during the 17th through 20th centuries. Prominently adorning portraits and material objects of Qing emperors and empresses, these images offer insight into gender, ethnicity, and diplomacy at court.
A needlework treasure from the collection of Jonathan and Karin FieldingThe colorfully embroidered samplers produced in early America by girls between the ages of eight and 18 were typically the result of a creative partnership
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that Dennis Carr has been named Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art.
A young conservator carefully restores a John Singer Sargent oil sketchFor several weeks in early 2019, three members of a younger generation of conservators worked under The Huntington's senior paintings conservator
Beekeeper Kevin Heydman's relocation process is one for the booksBees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems
Author Lynell George reflects on assembling the Huntington timelineAs part of the preparation for The Huntington’s Centennial year, Los Angeles–based journalist and essayist Lynell George spent months delving into the history of the institution
The Huntington's copy of the first edition of the play upended the play's historyIn 1914, Henry E. Huntington acquired from the Duke of Devonshire a collection of English drama that included one of two surviving copies of the first edition of Hamlet