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Eve Babitz, Collage Artist
Tue., March 19, 2024 | Sarah FrancisSargent Claude Johnson–California School for the Blind Commission
Mon., March 18, 2024
In 1933, Sargent Johnson began a monumental architectural installation for the California School for the Blind in Berkeley. It was commissioned by the federally sponsored Public Works of Art Project—part of the New Deal. Johnson carved and decorated large redwood sculptures in a dramatic Art Deco style that were installed in the school’s auditorium, where students staged musical and theatrical performances.
When the school moved to a new campus, the surviving pieces were dispersed. Now belonging to four institutions—The Huntington, the California School for the Blind, the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, and UC Berkeley—the various parts of the commission were reunited for the first time in over four decades.
More about the exhibition
Highlights from Founders’ Day 2024: Foundations and Futures
Tue., March 12, 2024Huntington Founders Day 2024: Foundations and Futures
Tue., March 12, 2024The 2024 Founders’ Day program marked The Huntington’s fifth anniversary under the leadership of President Karen R. Lawrence. Lori Bettison-Varga, president of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, sat down with Lawrence to discuss the responsibilities of leading a cultural organization, The Huntington’s recent evolution, and how founders Henry E. and Arabella Huntington’s intention for their collections to be put to use—by researchers, teachers, students, and the wider public—drives The Huntington’s institutional mission today.
Watch the program highlights or read “The Huntington’s Foundations and Futures”
More Resources:
- Office of the Huntington President
- One Huntington: Institutional Strategic Plan FY 2023-27
- Huntington Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan