Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
Art
Highlights from the Boone Collection of French Ceramics
Wed., June 29, 2011 | Thea Thea PageOne of the French rooms in the Huntington Art Gallery just got a little fancier. Arranged among paintings like the Knitter Asleep by Jean Baptiste Greuze and The Country Dance by Jean-Antoine Watteau are 19 ceramic works
Botanical
FROM THE RANCH | Urban Ecosystem Agriculture
Mon., June 27, 2011 | Sean Sean HanrahanEcologically informed methods of urban agriculture can make your life easier and create a healthier, more diverse garden. Two techniques you might want to implement are to add native plants that attract pollinators
Botanical
FROM THE RANCH | Free Ranch Lecture: Urban Ecosystem Agriculture
Fri., June 24, 2011 | Scott Scott KleinrockEcologically-informed methods of urban agriculture can ease workload and create a healthier, more diverse garden. Attracting pollinators with native plants and interplanting herbs with fruit trees are just two examples.
Botanical
MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Looming Losses
Tue., June 21, 2011Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
Art
EXHIBITIONS | Final Frame
Fri., June 17, 2011 | Susan Susan Turner-LoweIn its final week, "Three Fragments of a Lost Tale: Sculpture and Story by John Frame" continues to make headlines. KPCC is rebroadcasting reporter John Rabe's interview with the artist, and the LA Weekly is gearing up to run a piece this week.
Research
Master Class
Thu., June 16, 2011 | Matt Matt StevensSchool's out, which means most doctoral candidates are busy researching, writing, and revising their dissertations. Five lucky graduate students got a master class last Saturday at The Huntington in the sixth annual Western History Dissertation Workshop
Library
The History of Los Angeles as a Transnational Region
Mon., June 13, 2011 | William William DeverellWilliam Deverell, the director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, chats with USC doctoral student Jessica Kim about her research. This is part of a series highlighting the work of USC graduate students.
Botanical
MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Solid Ground
Fri., June 10, 2011So what happens to soil when you construct a building on top of it? Well the first thing that happens is your contractors have to make certain the soil can never again grow a plant. Almost everything that a gardener likes about a wonderful soil is pretty much what an engineer hates.






