Lecture
Excavating the Book
Mon., March 20, 2017
Stephen Orgel, J. E. Reynolds Professor in Humanities at Stanford University, discusses books and their marketing throughout history, emphasizing the ways in which books are embedded in history, and how literary interpretation is at least partly a form of archaeology.
Video
Alexander Calder’s Jerusalem Stabile at The Huntington
Sat., March 18, 2017
Sandy Rower, President of the Calder Foundation, discusses the process and creation of Alexander Calder's last signed stabile. The stabile was lent to The Huntington in 2015.
Library
An Ingeniously Printed Book of Songs
Thu., March 16, 2017 | Andrew R. Walkling
Examining a real book up close can tell us things that a microfilmed or black-and-white online image of the object doesn't show. Scholars often discover interesting information by inspecting a book's watermarks, paper stocks, or bindings.
Video
The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics
Wed., March 15, 2017
Mae Ngai discusses the role of Chinese miners in the 19th-century gold rushes of California, Australia, and South Africa, and the rise of anti-Chinese politics in the West.
Library
Bill and Ned’s Excellent Adventures
Mon., March 13, 2017 | Xiaoda Wang
I've been tracking two people in the archives of the Huntington Library whose careers reveal surprising parallels. One is William Wordsworth, the Romantic-era Lake District poet who made a career of dancing among daffodils and touring the rural reaches of late 18th-century England.
News
Press Release - Chad Alligood Named Chief Curator of American Art at The Huntington
Sat., March 11, 2017
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that Chad Alligood, curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., has been named Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art. Alligood, who joins The Huntington in late April, will oversee a growing collection
Art
#5WomenArtists in the American Collections
Wed., March 8, 2017 | Diana W. Thompson
The history of art is peppered with tales of women artists who struggled to gain the same recognition as men. To shine a light on women’s artistic bounty, the National Museum of Women in the Arts kicked off a social media campaign last March to honor Women’s History Month.
Lecture
A Satire of the Three Estates: Renaissance Scotland’s Best Kept Secret?
Thu., March 2, 2017
Greg Walker, Regius Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, discusses Sir David Lyndsay's remarkable play, "A Satire of the Three Estates", probably the most dramatically and politically radical piece of theater produced in 16th-century Britain.
Uncategorized
Kevin Starr Lives on at The Huntington
Thu., March 2, 2017 | William Deverell
At the dedication of The Huntington's Munger Research Center in 2004, California historian Kevin Starr (1940–2017), who died in January, said, "Southern California contemplates itself, defines itself, brings itself to further identity through a variety of agencies and instruments
Art
Instagram Takeover with James Fishburne
Mon., Feb. 27, 2017 | Kate Lain
Last Thursday, we let art historian James Fishburne—guest curator of "A History of Whiskers: Facial Hair and Identity in European and American Art, 1750–1920"—run The Huntington's Instagram account for the day. In a nod to the exhibition, which is on view for just one more week, James spent the day...
News
Press Release - The Huntington Store and thehuntingtonstore.org Offer Exclusive Gifts for Father's Day
Fri., Feb. 24, 2017
For the shopper looking for a unique Father’s Day gift, the Huntington Store is filled with thoughtfully curated items inspired by holdings of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Video
Founder's Day Lecture
Thu., Feb. 23, 2017
David Zeidberg, who retires in June after 21 years as director of the Library, will look back on some of the many highlights of his career in the annual Founder's Day lecture.