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California Ranches: Lands in Transition
Mon., Aug. 5, 2019Architect Marc Appleton, author of “Ranches: Home on the Range in California”, discusses the history of cattle ranching in California. Once a robust industry in the state, ranching is now a much diminished and challenged enterprise, says Appleton, and many ranchers are witnessing the passing of a way of life. Listen
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Evidence of Pouncing in 17th-Century Print
Wed., July 31, 2019 | Mary LearnerEarly modern readers left their marks on the printed page in many ways: They wrote annotations or drew manicules
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News Release - Carolina Caycedo Video to Go on View in the Huntington Art Gallery
Mon., July 29, 2019A video work by acclaimed Los Angeles artist Carolina Caycedo that reconceptualizes several iconic Huntington spaces through Afro-Latinx and indigenous spiritual practices and dance will go on view Aug. 17, 2019, through Feb. 10, 2020
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A Scholar in the Stacks
Wed., July 24, 2019 | Lori Anne FerrellThe Huntington Library is one of the world's renowned independent research libraries, housing some 11 million items that span the 11th to 21st centuries.
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The Value of Originality
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Jose Luis LazarteJohn Singer Sargent (1856–1925) painted his evocative oil sketch Sphinx and Chimaera before 1921 to serve as a compositional guide for a much larger mural
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Rescuing a Hive of Bees
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingBees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems
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An Offering to Roots
Wed., July 10, 2019 | Linda ChiavaroliAn art installation unlike any The Huntington has displayed before is now on view in the Chinese Garden
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News Release - Board of Trustees News: Geneva H. Thornton Retires; Simon K.C. Li Elected as New Member
Tue., July 9, 2019Geneva H. Thornton, member of the Board of Trustees for The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens since 2008, has announced her retirement from the Board, effective immediately.