Posted on Sat., Oct. 25, 2014 by Matt Stevens

A photographer immerses himself in The Huntington's bonsai and penjing collectionsPhotographer Stephen Hilyard does things big. In the summer of 2007, he donned a dry suit and jumped into a lake in Þingvellir (in English, Thingvellir)

Posted on Sun., April 24, 2016 by Thea Page

The Huntington is the new home of a residential mural by Millard SheetsFor many of us who grew up in Southern California, Millard Sheets' mid-20th century public murals are among the indelible images of our childhoods.

Posted on Thu., March 24, 2016 by Daniel Lewis

The Huntington acquires the papers of an award-winning Hawaiian naturalistWhen it comes to the study of Hawaiian birds, few scientists can rival Sheila Conant, professor emerita and former chair of the zoology department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Posted on Fri., April 24, 2015 by Kevin Durkin

The Huntington's curator of photographs captures the emotional impact of the Civil WarIf you missed The Huntington's unprecedented exhibition of 200 rare Civil War photographs in 2013, you will be pleased to learn that the Huntington Library Press has just published a powerful book based on the show

Posted on Thu., May 21, 2015 by James Glisson

African-American Art at The HuntingtonThe Huntington continues to fill in gaps in its collecting areas, most recently by homing in on works by African-American artists.

Posted on Thu., April 21, 2016 by Susan Turner-Lowe

Life, Learning, Leadership, and Legacy according to Steve Koblik"OK, give me a number. And then once you do that, I'll figure out the bogey." This is Steve Koblik. He's asking for an estimate of how much a certain project will cost...

Posted on Wed., Oct. 21, 2015 by Andrea Denny-Brown

An intimate glimpse at a Medieval poem put to a surprising useAs a graduate student doing research in the library at The Huntington in the summer of 2002, I examined a manuscript that surprised me so much

Posted on Tue., Oct. 20, 2015 by Kevin Salatino

Contemplating the impact of Blue Boy's departure from EnglandThis fall, Huntington art curators Catherine Hess and Melinda McCurdy unveil Blue Boy & Co., a 179-page book highlighting the richness and diversity of The Huntington's European collection.

Posted on Tue., Oct. 20, 2015 by Jennifer A. Watts

Fanchon and Marco's big "Ideas" revolutionized the 1920s theater worldChances are you've never heard of Fanchon and Marco. But in the 1920s, millions of Americans had.

Posted on Wed., Aug. 14, 2019 by Allie Brandt

A line of handsome fairy couples dance gaily through sheaths of harvested wheat.