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THIS WEEK AT THE H | July 30–Aug. 6
Monthly Archives: July 2012
New Digs for Neptune
Everyone who visited The Huntington noticed him. Standing eight feet high, on a two-foot pedestal, the figure of the god of the sea, Neptune, loomed large over all who passed in front of the Library building. But few are aware that this imposing figure was once in the collection of … Continue reading
THIS WEEK AT THE H | July 23–30
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The New Renaissance and Baroque Galleries
Who knew The Huntington was so rich in works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods? If you’re in the mood for some splendor, along with a stunning reminder that The Huntington’s art collections go beyond huge 18th-century British portraits, all you have to do is enter the Huntington Art Gallery … Continue reading
The Journey Continues
Few authors can boast hitting Amazon.com and the Amazon River in the same month, but Neil Safier is one of them. His 2008 book, Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America, just came out in paperback and can be found on his publisher’s website (University of Chicago Press) … Continue reading
THIS WEEK AT THE H | July 16–23
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CONFERENCES | Woody Guthrie Beyond 100
It’s not often that you go to an academic conference and a concert breaks out, but that’s what happened in April when scholars, musicians, and writers gathered at USC for “This Great and Crowded City: Woody Guthrie’s Los Angeles.” The famed folk singer would have turned 100 on July 14, … Continue reading
VIDERE | A Study in Simulacra
Videre, Latin for to see, is a video series that plays with the idea of re-seeing. The short works featured here are explorations of sights, sounds, and sensing at The Huntington. A simulacrum can be defined as an image, a likeness, a representation of some person or thing. “A Study … Continue reading
THIS WEEK AT THE H | July 9–16
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ORCHID COLLECTION | The Huntington visits the San Diego Zoo
Forget the tigers; it is all about the tigrinums. During a visit of Huntington staff and volunteers to the San Diego Zoo in May, the zoo’s Janette Gerrity, senior orchid specialist, and Michael Bostwick, curator of horticulture, donated three Paphiopedilum tigrinum plants to The Huntington. These P. tigrinum plants are not … Continue reading