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Lunchtime Art Talk on Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork
Wed., Jan. 13, 2021
Join Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, Made in L.A. 2020 assistant curator of performance, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A.
News
News Release - Huntington Names Misty Bennett Chief Human Resources Officer
Tue., Jan. 12, 2021
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of Misty Bennett as chief human resources officer. Bennett, corporate director of talent and culture at Rosewood Hotel Group, begins her new role at The Huntington on Jan. 27, 2021.
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Nicola L.
Wed., Jan. 6, 2021
Join Matthieu Vahanian, curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Nicola L., as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition "Made in L.A. 2020: a version." The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.
A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky
Tue., Dec. 22, 2020 | Lynell George
In her life and work, Octavia E. Butler strove to embody what could be.Author and journalist Lynell George, a 2017–18 Alan Jutzi Fellow at The Huntington, has been working with the Octavia E. Butler archives for four years. The result is a very personal book, A Handful of Earth, A...
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Saying Goodbye to 2020
Tue., Dec. 22, 2020 | Kevin Durkin
Few years in living memory have presented more challenges than this one: a worldwide pandemic and economic recession, widespread civil unrest, and a turbulent presidential election.
Legacy of Wonder
Tue., Dec. 22, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarling
The Huntington's botanical gardens have long been shaped by the vision of Jim Folsom.When young botany student Jim Folsom traveled from Austin, Texas, to The Huntington to interview for an assistant curator job in late August of 1984, he was completely turned off by the heavy traffic and acrid smog...
Hidden Within “The Three Witches”
Tue., Dec. 22, 2020 | Christina M. O’Connell
When The Huntington acquired Henry Fuseli's The Three Witches (ca. 1785) in 2014, I could immediately see clues that there was something to discover beneath its surface.
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Mario Ayala
Wed., Dec. 16, 2020
Join Vanessa Arizmendi, curatorial assistant at the Hammer, for this short and insightful discussion about artist Mario Ayala, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition. The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.
Lecture
Collections up Close: The Digital Collection as a Tool for Close Examination
Thu., Dec. 10, 2020
This program explores how educators, librarians, curators, artists, writers, and students can harness the power of digital archives and storytelling at a time when many of us are missing the hands-on experience of using library collections.
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Lunchtime Art Talk on Diane Severin Nguyen
Wed., Dec. 9, 2020
Join Lauren Mackler, co-curator of "Made in L.A. 2020: a version," for this short and insightful discussion about artist Diane Severin Nguyen, as part of the Lunchtime Art Talk series on the exhibition. The program is presented by the Hammer Museum.
Botanical
A Fascination with Flax
Wed., Dec. 9, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarling
When Kelly Fernandez, head of the Herb and Shakespeare gardens, revived The Huntington’s Fiber Arts Day program in 2013 and saw expert craftspeople dyeing, spinning, and weaving fibers into incredible textiles, she couldn’t help but be intrigued.
Lecture
Why It Matters: James P. Folsom in Conversation with Karen R. Lawrence
Wed., Dec. 2, 2020
James P. Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgenson Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington, shares insights into a lifetime spent exploring the intersections of botany, art, literature, and history.