Art
Reading the Light in Shigemi Uyeda’s Photography
Wed., June 24, 2020 | Lily Allen
Nine works by the artist Shigemi Uyeda (1902–1980) are among The Huntington's robust collection of American photography.
Library
“Release the Vessel & Cargo”
Wed., June 17, 2020 | Olga Tsapina
Last December, The Huntington announced that it had acquired the historical manuscript collection assembled by L. Dennis Shapiro.
News
News Release - The Huntington to Reopen Gardens July 1 with Safety Measures in Place
Wed., June 10, 2020
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that after more than three months of closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will reopen most of its 130 acres of gardens
Botanical
From Library to Gardens with Karina Sanchez
Wed., June 3, 2020 | Kevin Durkin
When The Huntington closed nearly three months ago due to a global pandemic, some employees whose work was on hiatus because of diminished activities received work reassignments. We asked one of them, Karina Sanchez, to tell us about her experiences working in the gardens.
History of The Huntington
Clara Huntington’s Lasting Tribute to Her Father
Wed., May 27, 2020 | Suzanne Oatey
She was the eldest of three daughters from Henry E. Huntington's first marriage and shared her father's appreciation for art, books, and the beauty of California.
Art
Young Knitter Asleep
Wed., May 20, 2020 | Catherine Hess
A beloved painting on the second floor of the Huntington Art Gallery has stolen hearts on a regular basis.
Lecture
Distinguished Fellow Lecture: A Farmer's Nation
Wed., May 20, 2020
Christopher Clark, professor of history at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, explores how conflicts in agriculture over possession of land and slavery in 19th-century United States shaped the nation.
Video
Hdoc: The Photographer Versus the Spanish Inquisition
Mon., May 18, 2020
Lodewyk Bendikson was a Huntington bibliographer who became a pioneer in forensic photography.
History of The Huntington
The Year Was 1970
Wed., May 13, 2020 | Lisa Blackburn
The Huntington's bimonthly newsletter has been in print for more than a half-century.
Video
Huntington Incunabula in the Digital Era - Zoom Lecture
Wed., May 13, 2020
Join Huntington staff members Stephen Tabor (Curator of Rare Books), Joel Klein (Molina Curator for the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences) and Holly Mendenhall (Digital Projects Manager) for a discussion on incunabula in The Huntington's collections.
News
News Release - The Huntington Acquires the Papers of the Chinese American Family Featured in the Book “On Gold Mountain” by Lisa See
Wed., May 13, 2020
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired the papers of Gilbert, Florence, and Leslee See Leong, members of two of the earliest and most prominent Chinese American families in Los Angeles
Art
"The Last Gleanings" of Jules Breton
Wed., May 6, 2020 | Catherine Hess
The orange glow of the setting sun washes over the low-lying clouds and almost matches the rosy cheeks of the two young women in the foreground