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Lunchtime Art Talk on SON. (Justen LeRoy)

Wed., May 19, 2021
Join Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, Made in L.A. 2020 assistant curator of performance, for this short and insightful discussion about artist SON. (Justen LeRoy), as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version."
News

News Release - Author Lisa See Gives Huntington Rare Glass Plate Negatives and Photos Depicting LA’s Original Chinatown

Thu., May 13, 2021
The trove of images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were found by her family during the vacating of Old Chinatown.
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 at USC, discusses the labor history of The Huntington. Focusing especially upon the Mexican workforce that has labored in The Huntington's sprawling gardens for a century, Molina delves deeply into the social and family history of multiple generations of Latino laborers.
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."
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."
Botanical

A Rose for Our Times

Wed., May 5, 2021 | Lisa Blackburn
Experts on nomenclature—from Madison Avenue marketing executives to the parents of newborn babies—have long believed that choosing the right name can make all the difference.
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.
News

News Release - History of Los Angeles’ Chinatown Explored in Online Exhibition and Downtown Outdoor Installation

Thu., April 29, 2021
Project draws on the collections of the The Huntington and Los Angeles Public Library to bring history to life through the memories and reactions of community members
Video

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."
Library

Finding Clues Left by Langston Hughes

Thu., April 22, 2021 | Natalie Russell
Archives are full of mysteries. Many manuscripts are undated. Often letters are addressed to first names and signed with initials. Accurately identifying and describing an item can be a research project all on its own.
Lecture

The Tale of Genji: Imaged and Reimagined

Thu., April 22, 2021
In this Genshitsu Sen lecture, Dr. Bruce A.