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Past, Present, and Future
The latest issue of “The Magazine Antiques” includes a 16-page spread profiling contemporary artists who find unique connections between their art and items on view in the Huntington Art Gallery.
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Making a Bid for a Local Orchid Auction
The San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists will be hosting their annual auction on Thur., May 17, at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The Huntington will be donating orchids, including specimens from the recently acquired S. Robert Weltz Orchid Collection.
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This Week at The H: May 14–21
This Week at The H is a new weekly feature here on the blog. Stop in each Monday to find out about what’s happening throughout the week at The Huntington!
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LitFest Pasadena
The first LitFest Pasadena takes place Sat., May 12, at Pasadena’s Central Park and will feature a panel titled “Letting Down Our Hair: Reader-Friendly Books from the Ivory Tower,” with Huntington scholars Daniel Walker Howe, Karen Lystra, Barry Menikoff, and Peter Stallybrass holding forth on how to make a great scholarly book a great read.
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Interactive Art
This weekend features a new exhibition opening at Cal State Fullerton that has a special connection to The Huntington’s manuscript collection, and Sunday you can come to The Huntington’s Botanical Center to see the one-day show “Art Matters Encore!”
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Citizen Science in Your Own Backyard
Spring brings new flora and fauna to the gardens as well as a number of scientists who use the grounds as a natural lab. You too can record observations in your own backyard by practicing what is dubbed “citizen science.”
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King of Orchids
Currently blooming in the orchid greenhouse is Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an orchid that is on top of the endangered species list and has a history worthy of its nickname.
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Bird by Bird
If you consider yourself an amateur birdwatcher, you owe a debt to one of the first professional birdmen, Robert Ridgway, the Smithsonian’s first curator of birds. On May 1, Huntington curator Daniel Lewis will speak about his new book, “The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds.”
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May 17, 2012
Past, Present, and Future
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May 4, 2012
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February 27, 2012
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May 15, 2012
Making a Bid for a Local Orchid Auction
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May 2, 2012
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April 27, 2012
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May 11, 2012
LitFest Pasadena
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May 4, 2012
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April 26, 2012
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May 11, 2012
LitFest Pasadena
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April 6, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Slide Show: An Iconic Garden, the Japanese Garden at The Huntington
Jim Folsom, Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington, talks about the significance of the Japanese Garden at The Huntington—from its long status as an iconic garden of The Huntington to its role for the delight, education, and inspiration of visitors.
Slide Show: A Peaceful Garden, the Japanese Garden at The Huntington
Toshie Mosher, a member of The Huntington’s Board of Overseers, talks about what The Huntington’s Japanese Garden means to her—from the calm tranquility of the landscape to the blend of features conceived by artists and craftsmen.
Slide Show: An Evolving Garden, the Japanese Garden at The Huntington
Laurie Sowd, Vice President for Operations at The Huntington, reflects on how The Huntington’s Japanese Garden has evolved over the last century to include three traditional types of Japanese gardens.
Video: Sam Maloof: “The right place at the right time”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012.
Video: Sam Maloof: “And the chair’s completed”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012.
Video: Sam Maloof: “And that’s the arm”
The furniture of midcentury craftsman Sam Maloof (1916-2009) and the art made by 35 members of his circle of friends are explored in a groundbreaking exhibition at The Huntington. “The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985″ opens Sept. 14, 2011 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and continues through Jan. 30, 2012.
The World of John Frame
For the better part of five years, Frame has been assembling a body of work that features, at its core, an eclectic cast of fully articulated characters. The figures are a combination of meticulously carved wood and found materials.
Video: John Frame MMVI – MMXI
Filmmaker Johnny Coffeen explores the artist’s process in this 8-minute film, scored by John Frame. It will be presented in the exhibition with Frame’s own stop-motion animation film featuring his handmade characters. Three Fragments of a Lost Tale: Sculpture and Story by John Frame runs from March 12 – June 20, 2011 at The Huntington.
