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Lecture
The Huntington Library’s Gutenberg Bible and the Art of the Book in 15th-Century Europe
Wed., May 19, 2021
Eric White, Scheide Librarian and Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts at Princeton University, investigates the history and art of The Huntington's Gutenberg Bible, beginning with the beautiful black-ink printing on fine vellum in Mainz ca.
Lecture
Labor and Laborers at The Huntington: A Work in Progress Discussion with Distinguished Professor Natalia Molina
Wed., May 12, 2021
Natalia Molina, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at USC, joins William Deverell, director of the Huntington–USC Institute on California and the West for a discussion of Molina's current research into the labor history of The Huntington.
Video
Lunchtime Art Talk on Umar Rashid
Wed., May 12, 2021
Join Nicholas Barlow, curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Umar Rashid, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
Lecture
West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
Wed., May 5, 2021
Kevin Waite, assistant professor of history at Durham University, discusses his new book West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire, with Alice Baumgartner, assistant professor of history at USC, and Andrés Reséndez, professor of history at UC Davis.
Video
Lunchtime Art Talk on Sabrina Tarasoff
Wed., May 5, 2021
Join Lauren Mackler, co-curator of "Made in L.A. 2020: a version," for this short and insightful discussion about artist Sabrina Tarasoff, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Alexandra Noel
Wed., April 28, 2021
Join Erin Christovale, associate curator at the Hammer, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Alexandra Noel, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
Lecture
The Tale of Genji: Imaged and Reimagined
Thu., April 22, 2021
In this Genshitsu Sen lecture, Dr. Bruce A.
Video
Lunchtime Art Talk on Hedi El Kholti
Wed., April 21, 2021
Join Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator at the Hammer, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Hedi El Kholti, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
Lecture
Object of My Nostalgia: Designating the Isherwood-Bachardy Residence and Studio in Los Angeles
Wed., April 21, 2021
Historic preservation consultants from Chattel, Inc.
Conference
Virtual Conference - “This Reading of Books Is a Pernicious Thing”: Restoration Women Writers and Their Readers
Thu., April 15, 2021
Key scholars come together at this two-day conference to assess developments in the study of Restoration women writers such as Aphra Behn and Margaret Cavendish (the Duchess of Newcastle), their reception in their own period, and increasing popularity today.
Video
Lunchtime Art Talk on Aria Dean
Wed., April 14, 2021
Join Connie Butler, chief curator at the Hammer, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Aria Dean, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
Video
Hdoc: Breaking News First Interrupts Television in 1949 (Los Angeles, CA)
Thu., April 8, 2021
On April 8, 1949, a three-year-old girl fell down an abandoned water well in San Marino, California. The television coverage of the rescue attempt tapped into the deep spring of attention that a live broadcast can bring to news.