Lecture
Sitting With Sarony
Wed., Feb. 23, 2022
In this lecture, David Shields, professor of English language and literature at the University of South Carolina, discusses how Napoleon Sarony (1821–1896) singlehandedly dismantled the traditions of portrait photography in 19th-century America and devised a new photographic ideal.
Library
“To Influence the Minds of the People”
Thu., Feb. 17, 2022 | Olga Tsapina
In 1968, the third Monday of February was designated Presidents Day—a U.S. national holiday celebrating all presidents, past and present. The choice of the date was tied to Feb. 22, George Washington’s birthday, which had already been set as a holiday for federal workers in 1885.
Lecture
Ordering the Myriad Things: From Traditional Knowledge to Scientific Botany in China
Thu., Feb. 17, 2022
In his book, Ordering the Myriad Things, Nicholas K.
Lecture
Blasting into Space: The Poetics of Faith and Astronomy in 17th-Century England
Wed., Feb. 16, 2022
In this lecture, Wendy Wall, Professor of the Humanities at Northwestern University, describes how 17th-century woman Hester Pulter, while sick and confined to her bedroom after giving birth to her 15th child, sought solace in an unusual way: she wrote poems about taking off into space to explore
News
News Release - The Huntington Will Present “On Gold Mountain” Opera in the Chinese Garden
Thu., Feb. 10, 2022
Produced in partnership with LA Opera, the production is based on Lisa See’s book about her Chinese American family and was composed by Nathan Wang, 2022–23 Cheng Family Foundation Visiting Artist
Botanical
Bee Mine?
Wed., Feb. 9, 2022 | Sandy Masuo
The story of pollination seems pretty basic: Plants provide incentives—most often sustenance in the form of nectar and pollen—to entice various animals to transport pollen from flower to flower.
Conference
Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of “Ulysses”- Performance of song cycle set to James Joyce's Pomes Penyeach, composed by Evan Vidar
Thu., Feb. 3, 2022
This video is part of the proceedings of the "Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of Ulysses" conference, which took place at The Huntington to mark the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses in February 2022.
Conference
Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of “Ulysses”
Thu., Feb. 3, 2022
Celebrate the publication centennial of James Joyce's Ulysses in a two-day conference at The Huntington.
Conference
Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of “Ulysses”- "Language of Flowers" Guided Walk
Thu., Feb. 3, 2022
This video is part of the proceedings of the "Joycean Cartographies: Navigating a New Century of Ulysses" conference, which took place at The Huntington to mark the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses in February 2022.
Library
Interview with Octavia E. Butler Fellow Alyssa Collins
Wed., Feb. 2, 2022 | Kevin Durkin
Alyssa Collins, assistant professor of English language and literature and African American studies at the University of South Carolina, is The Huntington's first Octavia E. Butler Fellow for the study of the renowned science fiction writer.
Lecture
Spatial Theory in "Ulysses" and Post-Colonial Literature
Wed., Feb. 2, 2022
The Ridge Lecture in Literature featuring Ato Quayson
Announcements
Reconstructing the Japanese Heritage House
Thu., Jan. 27, 2022 | Lynne Heffley
The Huntington's reconstruction of a 17th-century Japanese magistrate's house, shipped to the U.S. in pieces in 2020 from Marugame, Japan, has made remarkable progress since a formal Shinto roof-raising ceremony marked the historic building's early stage of reassembly in May 2021.