Lecture
Rediscovered Botanical Treasures from the Smithsonian and the Hunt Institute
Sun., Nov. 5, 2017
Lugene Bruno, curator of Carnegie Mellon's Hunt Institute, and Alice Tangerini, curator of botanical art at the Smithsonian Institution, present an illustrated lecture on recently rediscovered artworks long forgotten in their archives.
Audio
Recent Lectures: Sept. 5–Nov. 1, 2017
Fri., Nov. 3, 2017 | Huntington Staff
Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.
Lecture
The Originality of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
Wed., Nov. 1, 2017
David Loewenstein, Erle Sparks Professor of English and Humanities at Penn State, discusses the daring originality of Milton's "Paradise Lost." This year marks the 350th anniversary of the great poem's first publication in 1667. This talk is part of the Ridge Lecture Series at The Huntington.
Lecture
Calder: The Conquest of Time
Mon., Oct. 30, 2017
In his groundbreaking biography of American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), author Jed Perl shows us why Calder was—and remains—a barrier breaker, an avant-garde artist with mass appeal. Perl is joined in conversation by Alexander S. C.
Lectures
Celebrating Milton’s "Paradise Lost"
Mon., Oct. 30, 2017 | David Loewenstein
The Ridge Lecture in Literature, which I'll deliver at The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall on November 1, 2017, is an opportunity to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the first publication of John Milton's Paradise Lost in 1667. It also gives me the opportunity to assess the daring originality of the greatest...
Exhibitions
From the Word to the World
Thu., Oct. 26, 2017 | Linda Chiavaroli
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, The Huntington is mounting an exhibition that explores the power of the written word as a mechanism for radical change. "The Reformation: From the Word to the World" is on view in the West Hall of the Library
Video
A Private Book of Common Prayer
Thu., Oct. 26, 2017
Vanessa Wilkie, the William A. Moffett Curator of Medieval Manuscripts and British History at The Huntington, explains what went into the creation of a private, hand written version of the entire 1559 Book of Common Prayer.
Art
Artists in the Gardens
Mon., Oct. 23, 2017 | Catherine G. Wagley and Emily Lacy
Catherine G. Wagley, a freelance journalist who writes about art and visual culture in Los Angeles, focuses in this post on the three artists delving into the botanical collections: Zya S. Levy, Sarita Dougherty, and Olivia Chumacero.
Art
To Paint without Thinking
Wed., Oct. 18, 2017 | James Glisson
Frederick Hammersley (1919–2009), a longtime resident of Los Angeles and later of Albuquerque, is best known for his geometric paintings, which the critic Jules Langser in 1959 grouped with other works he called "hard edge" paintings.
Lecture
Seeing and Knowing: Visions of Latin American Nature, ca. 1492–1859
Mon., Oct. 16, 2017
Historian Daniela Bleichmar, co-curator of the exhibition "Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin," discusses the surprising and little-known story of the pivotal role that Latin America played in the pursuit of science and art during the first global era.
Conference
The Rise of the Newspaper in Europe and America, 1600–1900
Mon., Oct. 16, 2017
The newspaper rose to centrality in modern societies by making information current, critical, legitimate, and public. Leading experts on the history of the newspaper consider its invention, its layout, its appeal to sensation, and its claim to objectivity.
Conferences
The Rise of the Newspaper
Thu., Oct. 12, 2017 | William Warner and Rachael Scarborough King
Between 1600 and 1900, the newspaper began to occupy a central position in the modern societies of Europe and North America. These publications helped make information current and critical, legitimate and public.