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Artists in the Library
Mon., Sept. 11, 2017 | Catherine G. Wagley, Emily LacyA photograph of the actress, director, and producer Olga Nethersole (1867–1951) shows her descending from a pedestal on which she had been posing as a statue. Men crouch and kneel beneath her.
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Making History Personal
Wed., Sept. 6, 2017 | Lisa BlackburnIt's one thing to read about history in a school textbook. It's quite another thing to engage with it first-hand: to make personal connections with history and, by doing so, to gain perspectives on the past.
Videos and Recorded Programs
Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps
Tue., Sept. 5, 2017Richard Pegg, Asian art curator of the private MacLean Collection in Chicago, discusses the similarities and differences in representations of space, both real and imagined, in early modern maps created in China, Korea, and Japan. He also examines the introduction of European map-making techniques into Asian cartographic traditions.
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News Release - Harvest Moon Celebration to be Held Oct. 3
Thu., Aug. 31, 2017Guests can experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of a traditional Chinese festival on Tuesday, Oct. 3, during the annual Harvest Moon Celebration at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
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Sue Hodson’s Legacy
Thu., Aug. 31, 2017 | Natalie RussellIf you were to ask Sue Hodson, who is retiring today, about her favorite Huntington memories, she might tell you about the repartee that was exchanged by the panel of political cartoonists convened in conjunction with her Paul Conrad exhibition.
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News Release - Major Huntington Exhibition “Visual Voyages” and Array of Related Programing Set to Begin Sept. 16
Wed., Aug. 23, 2017A sweeping international loan exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens opens on Sept. 16, 2017 to explore how the depiction of Latin American nature contributed to art and science from the late 1400s to the mid-1800s.
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Enchanting Miniature Books
Wed., Aug. 23, 2017 | Laura ForsbergMiniature books are among the hidden treasures at The Huntington. Henry E. Huntington did not set out to collect miniature books, but he received them as part of other large collections he purchased en bloc.
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Solar Eclipse Observations
Thu., Aug. 17, 2017 | Jay M. PasachoffOn August 21, 2017, millions of people across North America will experience a total solar eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely covering the face of the sun for as long as several minutes.