The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens CALENDARCALENDAR September/October 2017 General Information
Telephone: 626-405-2100 Website: huntington.org RARE BIRDS Admission: Members: Free. Non-Member adult rates: Weekdays $25. Weekends $29. (See website for discounted senior, group, and children’s rates.) Admission is free to all visitors on the first Thursday of each month with advance tickets. Hours: Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesdays and some major holidays. Open Wed.–Mon., Dining: The 1919 café serves light meals and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. refreshments. Tea is served in the Rose Garden theHuntingtonStore.org Tea Room. For tea reservations, call 626-683-8131. Enjoy Chinese cuisine in the Chinese Garden’s Freshwater Dumpling and Noodle House and specialty coffees in the Red Car coffee shop. Huntington Store: Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, the store carries a variety of books, prints, note cards, jewelry, Follow us! home decor, toys, and gift items related to The Find links to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, Vimeo, iTunes, Huntington’s collections. Purchases help finance SoundCloud, and the Verso blog at huntington.org. the institution. Store information: 626-405-2142. Lisa Blackburn, Editor/Photographer Lori Ann Achzet, Designer Thea M. Page, Contributing writer On the cover: Illustration of the Loranthus by José María Carbonell, who accompanied the Royal Botanical Expedition to the New Kingdom of Granada (an area corresponding to modern-day Senior Staff Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela) in 1783–1816. Archivo del Real Jardín Botánico–CSIC (Madrid). From the exhibition “Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin.” Steve Hindle (See pages 2–3.) Back cover: Proclamation signed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1573, requiring the Interim President use of the Book of Common Prayer. The manuscript, from The Huntington’s collection, is on and W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research view in “The Reformation: From the Word to the World.” (See page 1.) Larry J. Burik Vice President of Facilities James P. Folsom Marge and Sherm Telleen / Marion and Earle exhibitions Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens Catherine Hess “Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin” Interim Director of the Art Collections Opens Sept. 16 | Boone Gallery Mitchell Morris Chief Information Officer “Nuestro Mundo” Coreen A. Rodgers Opens Sept. 16 (weekends only) | Brody Botanical Center Anne and Jim Rothenberg Vice President for Financial Affairs “Tiffany Favrile Glass: Randy Shulman Masterworks from the Collection of Stanley and Dolores Sirott” Vice President for Advancement Opens Oct. 7 | Scott Galleries
Susan Turner-Lowe “Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking” Vice President for Communications and Marketing Opens Oct. 21 | Scott Galleries, Chandler Wing David S. Zeidberg “Drawn to Paradise: Picturing the Bible from the 16th to the 19th Centuries” Avery Director of the Library Through Oct. 23 | Huntington Art Gallery, Works on Paper Room
“The Reformation: From the Word to the World” Opens Oct. 28 | Library West Hall
“In Pursuit of Flora: 18th-Century Drawings from The Huntington’s Art Collections” Opens Oct. 28 | Huntington Art Gallery, Works on Paper Room
“Orbit Pavilion” Extended through Sept. 3, 2018 | Celebration Lawn RARE BIRDS theHuntingtonStore.org 10 a.m.–5p.m. Open Wed.–Mon., T use oftheBookCommonPrayer. proclamation signedby Queen Elizabeth Irequiring the prints by Albrecht Dürer, andthe1573 originalmanuscript containing annotations by Martin Luther, early 16th-century (a remission ofthepunishment ofsin),arare printed book battlefields—it lived onthepage,”said Wilkie. Reformation didnotjustplay out inpulpitsandon divisions between thinkers,heroes,“The andmartyrs. dangerous. Words, texts,images,andprints blurred the books tominimize thespread ofworks theydeemed and religious councils, anxioustoregain control, banned reforms, andattack adversaries. European governments Texts were widelydisseminated toarticulate beliefs,ignite reading, writing,and printing practicesoftheperiod. printed books.” would have beenpossiblewithout manuscripts and justifications forhisbeliefsandactions.Andnoneofit topublishtheological cleric intheearly16thcentury Europe. It’s importanttonotethat hewas nottheonly was closelytiedinto larger debates takingplaceacross The Huntington, whoorganized theexhibition.“Luther Curator ofMedieval Manuscripts andBritish History at faith,” said Vanessa Wilkie, the William A.Moffett fueled amovement calledtheReformation. ideas putby forth scholars,clerics,andstatesmen that Church. What followed ofarguments was and aflurry clear away andpomp, corruption andthus reform the was lookingtostimulate thoughtful debate that would With these“95 Theses,” ashisdisputes are known, Luther in Wittenberg tocontest practicesoftheCatholic Church. said tohave postedadocument onthedoorofachurch from Oct. 28,2017,toFeb.of theLibrary 26,2018. the Word tothe World” inthe willbeonview West Hall mechanism forradicalchange.“The Reformation: From FROM THE WORD TO THE WORLD THE REFORMATION: Items ondisplay willincludea 1514papalindulgence The spark oftheReformation spread through “This was anactofprotest, yet itwas alsoanact of On Oct. 31,1517,German priestMartin Luther is explores thepower ofthewrittenword asa The Huntington ismounting anexhibitionthat oftheReformation,o mark the500thanniversary in thegalleryon Nov. 1.Read more athuntington.org/projectblueboy. project thatwill begin infall2018. The portraitreturnstoits regularspot is undergoingpreliminary analysisinadvanceof athoroughconservation The BlueBoyisoffviewthroughOct. 31. Theiconic18th-century painting Just areminderthat Thomas Gainsborough’s famousportrait of THE BLUE BOY OFF VIEW
the past to engage in contemporary debates.” the pasttoengageincontemporary how we selectandreinterpret thewords andimagesof for alltosee?It’s tothinkdeeplyabout anopportunity you that you’d nailastatement about itinapublicplace these themesinourown lives. “What issoimportant to may stimulate conversations about how we encounter movements, Wilkie notesthat itposesaquestion that debates aboutcontemporary religion andradical Pictured here,hisengraving ofSt.JeromeinhisStudy(1514). Above: Albrecht Dürerwas oneofthemostinfluentialartists Reformation. While the exhibitiondoesnotdirectly address through Oct.31
1 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 2 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 A Images ofLatin American NaturefromColumbus toDarwin States. the United in time first for the on view be will works of these Many collections. of other dozens from and Huntington’s holdings The from drawings and prints, manuscripts, books, rare paintings, 150 more than feature 2018. 8, It will Jan. through continues and Gallery Boone George and MaryLou the 16 Sept. in opens to Darwin” Columbus from Nature American of Latin Voyages: Images “Visual mid-1800s. the and 1400s late the between sciences and arts to the mixed-race descent depicted natural phenomena from phenomena from natural depicted descent mixed-race of individuals and Americans, Spanish Europeans, world.” the indeed, and, region of the understanding our reshaped America Latin in of nature how depictions show story—to of the piece unexamined relatively on this light to shed “We aim exhibition. of the co-curator and Huntington at The art of European curator chief Hess, world,” Catherine said natural of the understanding our to illuminate helped Europeans and Americans Latin work of many brilliant the period, the during resources California. 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Erburu. The Ahmanson Foundation ExhibitionandEducationEndowment, andthe provided byLauraandCarlton Seaver, The GladysKriebleDelmasFoundation, by anawardfromtheNationalEndowment forthe Arts. Additional supportis part This exhibitionissupportedbyScottJordan, SharonandJohnLight,in Major supportisprovidedthroughgrantsfromtheGettyFoundation. across SouthernCalifornia. Pacific Standard TimeisaninitiativeoftheGetty. September 2017 throughJanuary2018atmorethan70culturalinstitutions of Latin American andLatinoart in dialoguewithLos Angeles, takingplacefrom part ofPacific afar-reachingandambitiousexploration Standard Time:LA/LA, “Visual Voyages: ImagesofLatin American NaturefromColumbus toDarwin”is d’Histoire, Brussels. of Brazil,17th century. MuséesRoyaux d’Art et Feathered capemadebythe Tupinambá people peoples ofthe Americas), 1810–13. Below: cordilleras andmonumentsoftheindigenous des peuplesindigènesdel’Amérique (Views ofthe Humboldt’s Vues descordillères,etmonumens Ecuador’s Mt.Chimborazo,from Alexander von Albán. Museode América, Madrid.Left: A viewof Far, Yapanga left: fromQuito,1783, by Vicente stroll thegardens. for the“Visual Voyages” botanicalsignsasyou Gardens thatarealsodepicted in thegallery. Look exhibition byfindingplantsgrowing intheBotanical Visitors areinvited toenrichtheirexperienceofthe Sept. 16,2017–Jan. 8,2018 "Visual Voyages intheGardens" Huntington Art Gallery, Works onPaper Room exhibition includesadozenexquisite examples. essential toolofnaturalhistory. This focused plant life,andbotanicalillustrationbecamean European explorationrevealedavastnewworldof Oct. 28,2017–Feb. 19,2018 Drawings from The Huntington’s Art Collections” “In PursuitofFlora:18th-Century Botanical Brody BotanicalCenter installation ofworks inspiredby“Visual Voyages.” nonprofit organization ArtDivisionmake upthis About twodozenpaintingsbystudentsofthe Sept. 16,2017–Jan. 8,2018(weekends only) “Nuestro Mundo” information, visitgetty.edu. colonial Latin America. For registrationandmore indigenous knowledgecontributedtothemakingof ary groupofscholarstoexplore thewaysinwhich This symposiumwillbringtogetheraninterdisciplin- Dec. 8–10,2017 (Getty Center) Latin America Indigenous KnowledgeandtheMakingofColonial thehuntingtonstore.org $50. Available intheHuntingtonStoreandonlineat bookcontains153colorillustrations. the 240-page University Pressinassociationwith The Huntington, accompanies theexhibition.Publishedby Yale A hardcovercatalogwrittenbyDanielaBleichmar RELATED DISPLAYS CONFERENCE CATALOG RELATED TOEXHIBITION THE
3 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 4 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 or visithuntington.org/membership. Email [email protected] Questions? [email protected]. Reservations: tour. docent-guided aspecial with history its for appreciation your deepen and Huntington The of view insider’s an Gain Nov. 11(Saturday)9–10:30a.m. Orientation Members’ fun. (Age21andup.)Invitation tofollow. cocktails, foodtruckfare,and lots ofghoulish magic acts,arcanelibraryexhibits,specialty manuscripts, andenjoyalchemy displays, reveal hiddenmysteries inrarebooks and Learn howthespectralartsareusedto Oct. 31 (Tuesday) 6–9:30p.m. of theLibrary” “Strange Science: The DarkCorners Fall QuarterlyEvent Boone Gallery d’oeuvres andacashbar. Invitation tofollow. preview andreception,withlighthors major newexhibitionduringanevening Upper-level Memberscanself-tourthis Sept. 15(Friday) 6–8:30p.m. to Darwin” American NaturefromColumbus “Visual Voyages: ImagesofLatin Premier OpeningReception AND ABOVE AFFILIATE LEVELMEMBERS reservations required.BooneGallery Time: LA/LAinitiative(seepages2–3).No exhibition, partoftheGetty’s Pacific Standard the firsttoseethishighlyanticipatedfall Members atalllevelsareinvited tobeamong Sept. 15(Friday) noon–5p.m. to Darwin” American NaturefromColumbus “Visual Voyages: ImagesofLatin Exhibition Preview MEMBERS ALL Members’ Events Public Programs Public required. Rothenberg Hall cartographic traditions.Free; noreservations map-making techniquesinto Asian examine theintroductionofEuropean in China,Korea, andJapan.Hewillalso imagined, inearlymodernmapscreated representations ofspace,bothrealand discuss thesimilaritiesanddifferencesin private MacLeanCollection inChicago,will Richard Pegg, Asian artcuratorofthe Sept. 5(Tuesday) 7:30p.m. in East Asian Maps Cartographic Traditions East Asian GardenLectureSeries admission. Ranch Garden (Cancelled intheeventofrain.)General Greenhouse, followsignstothesite. sustainable gardening.From the Teaching up somefreshideasandseasonaltipsfor site duringitsweeklyopenhoursandpick Stop by The Huntington’s urbanagriculture Saturdays, 10a.m.–1p.m. House Ranch Open Ahmanson Room, BrodyBotanicalCenter is required.Registration: 626-405-3504. botanizing inSouth Africa. $85.Preregistration time-lapse photography ofcactusbloomsto States willdiscusstopicsrangingfrom Succulent expertsfromacrosstheUnited Sept. 2(Saturday)9–5p.m. 34th SucculentPlantsSymposium (Cancelled intheeventofrain.)ChineseGarden Flowing Fragrance. Generaladmission. Wednesday intheGardenof afternoon Enjoy traditionalChinesemusicevery Wednesdays, 1–3p.m. Music intheChineseGarden SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER 2017EVENTS
Chamber MusicConcert Japanese Garden reservations required.Generaladmission. the secondMondayofeverymonth.No intervalson tours areofferedat20-minute Garden’s ceremonialteahouse.Informal Learn thetraditionsbehindJapanese Sept. 11& Japanese Teahouse Tours huntington.org/calendar. Rothenberg Hall Music Ensemble.$10.Reservations: as works performedbytheSpring Thunder guzheng, and Yunhe Liangonerhu,aswell solos byMeiyeMaonpipa,HejiaGao string instruments. The programincludes Chinese musichighlightingtheclassical oftraditional Join usforanafternoon Sept. 10(Sunday)2p.m. A Taste oftheChineseStrings everything you want from a garden—providing everything youwant fromagarden—providing Learn howtoenvision spacesthataccomplish 2:30p.m. Sept. 14 (Thursday) The Have-It-All,Low-Water Landscape Garden Talk separate requiredcost. non-Members, Huntingtonadmissionisa (required): huntington.org/calendar. *For plants aregrown.$5*.Reservations nurseries whererareorchidsandother collections, foratourofthebotanical The Huntington’s curatoroftropical Go behindthesceneswithDylanHannon, Sept. 13(Wednesday) p.m. 1:30–3 TropicalNursery Tour pacifica.org or805-884-8410.Rothenberg Hall $56. Tickets andprogramdetails:camerata - form andcounterpointbyJohnHarbison. E MinorPiano Trio, andamasterworkof Prokofiev’s DMajor Sonata,Shostakovich’s Huntington openswithaprogramfeaturing Camerata Pacifica’s 2017–18 seasonat The Sept. 12(Tuesday) 7:30p.m. Camerata Pacifica QUESTIONS? 626-405-2100 QUESTIONS? Oct.9(Mondays)11:30a.m.–3:30p.m. & Sale
SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER 2017EVENTS United States in the late 1930s. He will focus United Statesinthe late1930s.Hewillfocus Auden andIsherwoodemigratedto the and W.H. Auden, fromthelate1920suntil Stephen Spender, andChristopherIsherwood talk aboutthefriendshipbetweenhis father, Author andsculptorMatthewSpender will Sept. 25(Monday)7:30p.m. Second Worldthe WarBefore Isherwood, Auden, andSpender The Isherwood-BachardyLecture Botanical Center reservations required.Auditorium,Brody modern erainthisongoingseries.Free; no as HippocratesandCleopatraintothe related topicsreachingasfarbackintime medicine, andmedicinalplants,discusses Alain Touwaide, historianofbotany, p.m. 4:30–6 Sept. 21(Thursday) Historia Plantarum Ahmanson Room, BrodyBotanicalCenter gardening gold.Free; noreservationsrequired. turning kitchenscrapsandyardtrimmingsinto Extension andwillexplainbestpracticesfor the UniversityofCalifornia Cooperative his extensiveknowledgegainedworkingwith Master GardenerRandy Thomson. He’llshare a one-hourclinicledbyLos Angeles County Learn howtogetstartedwithcompostingin Sept. 16(Saturday)9a.m. 101 Compost Ranch Clinic moderncollections. Rothenberg Hall centuries. $25.Registration: huntington.org/ they wereactuallyusedinthe16thand17th exist. This conferencewillinsteadexplorehow objects theycontainedorhowcameto but theyareusuallystudiedintermsofthe the creationandtransmissionofknowledge, Early moderncollectionsplayedakey rolein Sept. 15–16(Friday–Saturday) 8:30a.m.–5p.m. Collections inUse Early Modern Conference Ahmanson Room, BrodyBotanicalCenter website. Free; noreservationsrequired. newest resource,itsGardenPlanner basics ofdesignwhilesharingtheCBWCD’s District, willcoverplantselectionandthe at theChinoBasin Water Conservation Kleinrock, conservationprogramsmanager celebration—while usinglesswater. Scott color, habitat,shade,andplacesfor reservations required. Rothenberg Hall the westin17th century. Free; no itreached prized gardenornamentalafter became anobjectofbotanicalstudy anda embedded intheculturalheritageof China Menzies willexplorehowaplantdeeply camellia fromasearlythe5thcentury, visual andwrittenrepresentationsofthe China toEuropeandbeyond.Focusing on story ofthecamelliaanditsjourneyfrom Research fellowNickMenzieswilltellthe Oct. 10(Tuesday) 7:30p.m. China andthe West Representations oftheCamellia in East Asian GardenLectureSeries required. Rothenberg Hall ethnic landscapetoday. Free; noreservations to shapeourinstitutionsandracial 100 yearsago—andwhoselegacycontinues roots inpoliciesthatdevelopedmorethan and ethniccategoryintheUnitedStateshas our understandingof“Mexican”asaracial of historyatUCSanDiego,examineshow Natalia Molina,associatedeanandprofessor Oct. 4(Wednesday) 7:30p.m. Historical Power ofRacialScripts Immigration, Citizenship,andthe How RaceIsMadein America: Billington Lecture (See page12fordetails.) Huntington’s mostpopularannualevents. in theChineseGardenduringoneof The Experience amemorableautumnevening Oct 3(Tuesday) p.m. 6:30–9 Celebration Harvest Moon Auditorium, BrodyBotanicalCenter every month.Free; noreservationsrequired. time. Attend onesession,orparticipate world throughdiscussionandhands-onlab exploration ofthewondersplant Director oftheBotanicalGardens,foran Join JimFolsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Sept. 28& Citizen Scientists Plant ScienceforGardenersand Botany BaySeries required. Rothenberg Hall Nazi Germany. Free; noreservations three Britishwriters,theirhomeland,and on theintenserelationshipsbetweenthese Oct. 26 (Thursdays) 4:30–5:30 p.m. 4:30–5:30 Oct.26(Thursdays) r r Conference Room, BrodyBotanicalCenter Free; noreservationsrequired.Ahmanson public collectionoforchidsinthecountry. the garden’s highlightsisthemost-visited diversity ofMexico’s plantspecies. Among collections representsomeofthevast sitewhosebotanical lush, 20-acre Mexico, willshareaninsideglimpseofthe Vallarta BotanicalGardeninJalisco, Neil Gerlowski,executive directorofthe 2:30p.m. Oct. 12(Thursday) A GardenofSurpriseand Allure Garden TalkSecond Thursday required. Rothenberg Hall follow theprogram.Free; noreservations America's founding. A booksigningwill margins oftheconventional narrativeof all-pervasive violencehasmovedtothe considers why andhowthat American Revolution, and psychological violenceofthe discusses thephysical and University ofPittsburgh, Chair ofBritishHistoryatthe Holger Hoock,the Amundson Oct. 11(Wednesday) 7:30p.m. Scars ofIndependence Nevins Lecture two additionallectures by Andrea Wulf.) required. Rothenberg Hall(Seepage11for of Latin America. Free; noreservations specifically on Humboldt’s explorations Invention ofNature. Thistalkwillfocus the subjectofhermostrecentbook, Alexander vonHumboldt(1769–1859), scientist, andearlyenvironmentalist fascinatingtalk aboutthelifeofexplorer, author best-selling AndreaJoin Wulf for a Oct. 15(Sunday)2:30p.m. von Humboldt’s New World The Invention ofNature: Alexander Talk andBookSigning risenewspaper. Rothenberg Hall $25. Registration: huntington.org/ need fornewssourcesthatarenot“fake.” debt tothenewspaperandourcontinued objectivity. The conferencewillexploreour appeal tosensation,anditsclaim will consideritsinvention, itslayout, experts onthehistoryofnewspaper critical, legitimate,andpublic.Leading societies bymakinginformationcurrent, The newspaperrosetocentralityinmodern Oct. 13–14 (Friday–Saturday) 8:30a.m.–5p.m. and Europe America, 1600–1900 in The RiseoftheNewspaper r this symbol.(The1919caféwillbeclosed.) 6:30 p.m.priortoeachlectureshowing outside Rothenberg Hallbeginningat in theRose HillsFoundation GardenCourt Small platesandbeverageswillbeavailable r & Sale The The
5 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 6 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 Rothenberg Hall on page11.)Free; noreservationsrequired. will followtheprogram.(Seerelatedprograms shaped the American nation. A booksigning to plants,gardens,nature,andagriculture and howtheirattitudes the Founding Fathers Wulf looks atthelivesof author Andrea winning illustrated talk,award- In thisbeautifully Oct. 17 (Tuesday) 7:30p.m. Founding Gardeners Nevins Lecture required. Rothenberg Hall follow thetalk.Free; noreservations A booksigningandcoffeereceptionwill science andartduringthefirstglobalera. Latin America playedinthepursuitof little-known storyofthepivotalrolethat Darwin,” discussesthesurprisingand Latin American NaturefromColumbus to the exhibition“Visual Voyages: Imagesof Historian DanielaBleichmar, co-curatorof Oct. 16(Monday)7:30p.m. American Nature,ca.1492–1859 Seeing andKnowing: Visions ofLatin Wark Lecture page 10fordetails.)BrodyBotanicalCenter International OrchidShowandSale.(See honors at The Huntington’s 3rdannual hundreds ofexotic bloomscompetefor Celebrate theamazingdiversityoforchidsas (Friday–Sunday) 10a.m.–5p.m. Oct. 20–22 International OrchidShowandSale Rothenberg Hall details: cameratapacifica.orgor805-884-8410. and DavidBruce.$56. Tickets andprogram Cage, OsvaldoGolijov, Felix Mendelssohn, Rounding outtheprogramareworks byJohn Winter Sea” from Altadena’s ownBillKraft. the otherworldly“InMorningof with Carl Vine’s virtuosic“Inner World” and Camerata Pacifica’s Octoberprogrambegins Oct. 17 (Tuesday) 7:30p.m. Camerata Pacifica Chamber MusicConcert r (The 1919caféwill beclosed.) each lectureshowing thissymbol. Hall beginningat6:30p.m.priorto Garden Court outsideRothenberg available intheRose HillsFoundation Small platesandbeverageswillbe r Talk andBookSigning Japanese Garden admission isaseparaterequiredcost. calendar. *For non-Members,Huntington House. $15.*Registration: huntington.org/ participatory teaceremony intheIkebana surrounding teagarden,followedbya ceremonial teahouse,Seifu-an,andits includes atourof The Huntington's programthat ceremony ina90-minute Explore thetraditionsofJapanesetea Oct. 29(Sunday)Noon,1,2&3p.m. Teahouse Tour& Tea Experience huntington.org/calendar. Non-Members: $55.Registration: more. Ages 10toadult.Members:$45. Heart,” “TheGashlycrumb Tinies,” and “The PitandthePendulum,” “The Tell-Tale throughout themoonlitgrounds,including George. Hauntingworks willbeenacted presented bytheactorsofGuildSt. Edward Gorey in an evening of chilling drama Thrill tothetalesofEdgar Allan Poe and p.m. Oct. 28(Saturday)6:30–10 andGorey Macabre withPoe Dark: Drama ANightofthe After (Members enterfree.)PlantSaleNursery and muchmore.Generaladmission variety ofherbs,cactiandsucculents,bulbs, and callistemon. We'll alsohaveawide ideal forourlocalclimate,suchasgrevillea assortment of Australian nativesthatare Texas ranger, andchocolatedaisy;an popular Southwestern gemsincludingtecoma, manzanita, salvia,buckwheat,andceanothus; fall sale.LookforsuchCalifornia nativesas selection ofbeautifulplantsatourannual planting. Homegardenerswillfindagreat gardeners thatmeansit's timetoget Fall ishere,andforSouthernCalifornia Oct. 27–29 (Friday–Sunday) 10a.m.–5p.m. Fall PlantSale huntington.org/calder. Rothenberg Hall reservations arerequired. Reservations: reception followthetalk.Free; advanced Calder’s grandson. A booksigningand the Alexander Calder Foundation and who isboththechairmanandpresident of in conversation by Alexander S.C.Rower, artist withmassappeal.Perl willbejoined remains—a barrierbreaker, anavant-garde Jed Perl showsuswhy Calder was—and sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), author In hisgroundbreakingbiography of American Oct. 30(Monday)7:30p.m. of Time Conquest Calder: The SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER 2017EVENTS (CONT.) huntington.org/calendar. Non-Members: $175. Registration: or Saturdaysessions.Members:$150. instructor Kathy Chyan. ChooseeitherFriday gardens inthisseven-partseriesledby Learn taichiinthetranquilsettingof a.m. Sept. 16–Oct.28(Saturdays)8:30–10 a.m.,or Sept. 15–Oct.27 (Fridays) 8:30–10 Tai ChiSeries $65. Registration: huntington.org/calendar. varieties. Members:$55.Non-Members: different vintages,harvestseasons,and "drinkable antique," withsamples of Company forafocusedtastingofthis Plateaus andLindaLouieofBana Tea beverages inChina.Join Angie Leeof1001 Pu'er teaisoneofthemosthighlyprized Known foritscomplexityandquality, Sept. 9(Saturday)a.m.–noon Tea Workshop $230. Registration: huntington.org/calendar. inspiration. Members:$210.Non-Members: scenery of The Huntingtonoffersendless be heldoutdoorsinthegardens,where in pleinairlandscapepainting.Sessionswill Join artistRobert Sherrillforasix-part series 9a.m.–noon Sept. 7–Oct.12(Thursdays) Plein Air Painting Series Education Continuing with shellsorseedpods inafallworkshop Create aminisucculent wreathandadornit Sept. 23 (Saturday)1–2:30p.m. Succulent WreathsMini Children’sFlower Arranging huntington.org/calendar. Non-Members: $40.Registration: one accompanying adult.Members:$30. kid-friendly kick. Ages 7–12. Fee includes create sometastyrecipeswithamild, California historyconverge, they’llalso Miller. While learninghowchilesand workshop ledbychefandeducatorErnest Southern California historyinaculinary Kids cangetatasteofthespicyside Sept. 16(Saturday)9:30a.m.–12:30p.m. pling ofSouthernCalifornia History Chiles andHotSauce: A SpicySam- Children’s Workshop Families and Children Registration: 818-842-6489. Chinese brushpainting.Eachsession:$50. watercolor classesinspiredbytheartof Artist NanRaecontinuesherpopular Sept. 20& Painting withNanRae QUESTIONS? 626-405-2100 QUESTIONS? Oct.18(Wednesdays) 11a.m.–3p.m. SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2017 EVENTS (CONT.)
Wines of South America kitchen to prepare a Latin American-inspired Beers of Belgium Sept. 20 (Wednesday) 5–7:30 p.m. meal. Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites leads Oct. 11 (Wednesday) 5–7:30 p.m. Chile and Argentina both have long the morning workshop. Members: $85. Explore the world of Belgian beers, from histories of quality wine production. Join Non-Members: $100. Registration: the revered Trappist brews to those of sommelier Brad Owen for an exploration of huntington.org/calendar. modern, cutting-edged producers, in this the wines of different regions through an class led by sommelier Brad Owen. in-depth lecture and tasting. Members: $90. Huntington U Fall Seminar Members: $90. Non-Members: $105. Non-Members: $105. Registration: A History of Death Registration: huntington.org/calendar. huntington.org/calendar. Oct. 5–Nov. 9 (Thursdays) 1–3 p.m. Gideon Manning, visiting scholar at Claremont Graduate University, will lead a five-week class examining the history of death from Greek antiquity to the modern era, including historical events of massive scale such as the Black Death and the U.S. Civil War. Weekly reading assignments will range from the history of medicine to contemporary philosophy, and class meetings will include interaction with The Huntington’s Curator Tour: Visual Voyages diverse collections. Members: $220. Oct. 18 (Wednesday) 5–6 p.m. Non-Members: $250. Registration: Join exhibition co-curator Daniela huntington.org/calendar. Bleichmar for a private tour of this fall’s major exhibition, “Visual Voyages: Images Bonsai Academy of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin.” On view in the Boone Gallery, Oct. 7–8 & 14–15 (Saturdays & Sundays) Flower Arranging: Succulent Wreaths the show is part of the Getty’s Pacific 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 23 (Saturday) 10 a.m.–noon Standard Time: LA/LA initiative. Members: Bonsai master Ted Matson leads an intensive Display one as a centerpiece or hang it on $15. Non-Members: $20. Registration: four-session gakko, or school, in the art of your door. Learn how to create a living huntington.org/calendar. bonsai. Geared to beginners, the course succulent wreath for long-lasting enjoyment explores the history of bonsai, basic tree in a hands-on workshop presented by botany and horticultural challenges, design Watercolor at The Huntington Flower Duet. Fee includes all supplies. concepts and training techniques, and Oct. 21–Nov. 18 (Saturdays) 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Members: $85. Non-Members: $100. bonsai display. All supplies are provided, Artist Richard E. Scott conducts five painting Registration: huntington.org/calendar. including demonstration trees for classroom classes in which students will take inspiration practice. Members: $120. Non-Members: from the gardens and also from the realms of Taste of Art: Visual Voyages through $135. Registration: huntington.org/calendar. music, literature, and philosophy. This series Latin America is geared to intermediate watercolorists. Sept. 30 or Oct. 7 (Saturday) 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Participants may register for individual Explore connections between art, science, and sessions or all five. Members: $50/session. the environment in the exhibition “Visual Non-Members: $60/session. Registration: Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature huntington.org/calendar. from Columbus to Darwin,” then head to the
with the designing duo from Flower Duet. and art activities to explore what portraits Strike a Pose: Improv Comedy in the Ages 7–12. Fee includes one accompanying have to say—about the identities of the Portrait Gallery adult. Members: $25. Non-Members: $35. sitters, what life was like in the past, and Oct. 21 (Saturday) 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Registration: Huntington.org/calendar. how portraits are created. Members: $85. Join us for a playful afternoon of improvisation, Non-Members: $95. Ages 3–5. Fee includes making portraits come to life in the gallery. only one accompanying adult. Registration: Chelsea Hogan of MuseumProv will lead huntington.org/calendar. three one-hour workshops where children (and adults) can learn the basics of improv Children’s Workshop comedy and create iPhone videos inspired Chinese Brush Painting: by their favorite portraits. Drop in and join Ghost Stories from Ancient China the fun! General admission; no reservations Sept. 30 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. required. Huntington Art Gallery, Thornton Learn about ghost stories from ancient Portrait Gallery
China through the expressive art of Chinese 2017 • OCTOBER | SEPTEMBER • CALENDAR brush painting in this workshop led by artist Preschool Series Peifang Liang. Ages 7–12. Members: $15. 7 Portrait Play Non-Members: $25. Fee includes one Sept. 23–Oct. 21 (Saturdays) 9:45–11:45 a.m. accompanying adult. Registration: Did you know that portraits can talk? Young huntington.org/calendar. gallery-goers will engage in active role play 8 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017
Photo by Martha Benedict S thought about these issues,having published in2012the at USCandhaslong history and art professor ofhistory and tosomeextent, ofeachother. Bleichmar isassociate time mademeaningofthenatural worldaround them, a window through whichwe canseehow peopleat that and place.”In fact,theentire exhibitionisthat—offering “is atimetraveler, reaching out tousfrom another period More questions emerge, perhaps,thananswers. juxtaposition ofbeauty, nature, power, loss,andknowledge. as itsguidingmetaphor, because itepitomisesthedifficult base. It asthefocalpoint fortheshow serves and,perhaps, inches tallandnearly60incircumference at its Comprising thousandsofbird feathers, itstands70 cape ofthe Tupinambá Brazil. people from 17th-century themostpoignant,certainly istheceremonial feathered region and,indeed, theworld.” understand how theyreshaped ourunderstandingofthe look closelyat thesedeeplycaptivating works “to better as co-curator Catherine Hess says, itisimportantthat we those efforts. to reconcile.It isnotaneasyhistory Yet, its native peopleleft todealwiththeramifications of commodified, andcatalogued by European explorers and of thedegree worldwouldbeconquered, towhichthisnew stunningly beautiful, theseworks are physical evidence maps andmonumental landscapepaintings. Andwhile cally precise botanicaldrawings toexquisitely rendered are treated toanarray from ofastonishingart, scientifi- opens Sept. 16.It isbothgorgeous andchallenging:we Latin AmericanNature from ColumbustoDarwin,” nature from the15thto19thcenturies. backintime:atfarther depictionsofLatin American California, The Huntington afieldand looksfarther 70 museums andculturalorganizations across Southern the initiative, Pacific Standard , involvingLA/LA Time: another’s craft,intheClaremont area justeastofL.A. the communitywhoworked, ofartists andnurtured one on thegreat woodworker Sam Maloof (1916–2009)and Co-curator Daniela Bleichmar argues that thecape Arguably themostvisuallyarresting object,and The exhibition,titled“Visual Voyages: Images of This year, as The Getty presents itsnextiteration of Standard Time, we didsoby presenting anexhibition the firstLosAngeles-area collaboration calledPacific ix years ago,when The Huntington participatedin President’s Message ATHUNTINGTON THE PACIFICSTANDARD TIME to conquer, world. andinturntodepict,anew gaze at itswonders,andexperience what itmight mean relevant happeninginthisshow. Iurge you tocomeand events today, there issomething deeplyurgent and Even asfarremoved may asthe15thcentury feelfrom between knowedge, power, representation. andartistic and conversation, especiallyabout therelationship “Visual Voyages” isintended tospark contemplation several years ofimagination,andambition. effort, round out theshow. (See detailsonpage3.) conference at The Getty, andthree exhibitions auxiliary throughout theduration oftheexhibition. areas at The Huntington willbehighlighted forvisitors vanilla, amongthem—whichinhabitseveral garden Those plants native toLatin America—orchids, cacao, Chimborazo by Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). Collectionscomesourmonumentalthe Art painting of manuscriptfrom our16th-century Vallard Atlas. From willbea map appearance intheexhibition;alsoonview of apineapple(from themid-1500s),whichwillmakean uniquely. holds thefirst Our Library European depiction showcases what we dobestand,arguably, what we cando all heavily represented. In many ways, “Visual Voyages” three collectingareas—Library, andBotanical—are Art, major contributor ofobjectsintheshow, inwhichour is thesolevenue fortheexhibition. City, Princeton, Chicago,andAustin. The Huntington from collectionsinLosAngelesaswell asinNew York Belgium, England, andItaly; and,intheUnited States, around theglobe:from Mexico, Spain, Denmark, fromnearly 90ofthe128objectsonview various points convergence ofmaterial, The Huntington hasborrowed objects andtonegotiate loans.For thisremarkable this show, traveling widelytofindprecisely theright the late 18thandearly19thcenturies. focused onfive of Spain’s scientific expeditions during and Visual Culture intheHispanic Enlightenment , which award-winning bookVisible Empire: BotanicalExpeditions This remarkable exhibitistheculmination of Bleichmar’s accompanying catalog, ascholarly The Huntington isalso,entirely appropriately, a Bleichmar andHess worked mightily toassemble Steve Hindle, Interim President F policy andmanagementpolicy oversight fortheinstitution. NEW OVERSEERS WELCOMEDNEW 60-member board serves in an advisory capacity,60-member board inanadvisory serves the governing supporting Board of Trustees andproviding July. Pictured (l–r):BobBreech, Barbara House, Philip A.Swan, Sandy Bane, andC.Joseph Chang. The ive memberswere new electedtotheBoard ofOverseers thissummer, beginningtheirthree-year termsin T Foundation, andmediasponsorLosAngeles Magazine. U.S. Trust, The CapitalGroup Companies, The David Bohnett initiative, “What You Love,” acomponent of The Huntington's art contemporary and apresentation project bykerriewelsh artist ofherparticipatory byincluded aspecialperformance theGay Men’s ofLosAngeles Chorus hors d’oeuvres, anddancinguntil aftersundown. The evening’s highlights attended thesoirée intheRose Garden, where theyenjoyed cocktails, intellectual andculturallifeoftheinstitution. More than500guests A MEMORABLE Left: artistkerrie welsh(backrow,Left: right)withherperformers. PhotosbyJamiePham. Above: Guests enjoyinganeveninginincomparablesetting. Inset: The GayMen’s ChorusofLos Angeles. celebrating thecontributions oftheLGBTQ community tothe Evening AmongtheRoses,” annual thefourth garden party he Huntington celebrated Pride Month inJune with“An /five. The event was generously by supported Wells Fargo, Lead corporate sponsorof“An Evening Among theRoses” “ EVENING ” 9 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 10 CALENDAR • SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER • 2017 days. Details:huntington.org/orchidshow. with generaladmission.Hoursarefrom10a.m.to5p.m.allthree The showtakes placeintheBrodyBotanicalCenter andisincluded have awiderangeoforchidplantsandrelatedmerchandiseforsale. And forthosewhoareinspiredtotake afewplantshome,vendorswill Huntington’s botanicalcollectionswillbeincludedintheshow, aswell. societies andinternationalgrowers. A number oforchidsfrom The Oct. 20–22. The juriedeventwillfeaturelushdisplaysbylocalorchid at The Huntington’s 3rdannualInternationalOrchidShowandSale, Visitors willbeabletoimmersethemselvesinthatamazingdiversity 880 genera. Their bloomsareendlessly variedinform,color, andsize. the largestinplantkingdom—withmorethan22,000species many orchidstolove. The Orchidaceaefamilyisavastone—among Why dosomany peopleloveorchids? Maybeit’s becausethereareso Research Institute. with graphiteandcolored pencil(1960s). Getty Huntington. Above: Composition booksketchbook inmemoryofRobertAnonymous Shapazian. gift The Top: Frederick Hammersley’s Seesaw#3,1966. ORCHID SHOW AND SALE Read more abouttheexhibition athuntington.org/hammersley. for $35intheHuntington Store oronlineat thehuntingtonstore.org. scholarly essays revealing research new onthetopic. The catalog isavailable Afullyillustrated catalog accompanies theexhibition,withseveral with AlanPhenix oftheGetty Institute. Conservation atAmerican Art The Huntington. Glisson isco-curator oftheexhibition,along said James Glisson, theBradford andChristineMishler Associate Curator of work, alteringacolorortwo,addingsubtractingline,then moving on,” scale, sometimesinoilpaint. “It islikepeekingover his shouldertoseehimat or ballpoint pen—thenselectedsome compositionsforsizinguptoalarger composing postagestamp-sized images—sketched out inpencil,colored pencil, process,first two-stage a used Hammersleygenerally sketchbooks, Inhis Museum, andSanta Barbara Museum ofArt. County Museum New ofArt, Mexico Museum Palm ofArt, Springs Art works from ofdigitalart thecollections of The Huntington, theLosAngeles to theGetty Research Institute) withpaintings, lithographs,silkscreens, and The exhibitionpairsitemsfrom Hammersley’s archives (arecent gift A American Art fromAmerican Art Oct. 21,2017, through Jan. 22,2018. Stephen Chandler Wing of Virginia Steele ScottGalleries of Paint without Thinking” intheSusan willbeonview and hard-edge geometricpaintings. “Frederick Hammersley: To illuminate thepainstakingprocessusedtocreate theartist his AN ARTIST’SPROCESS sketchbooks, notebooks,andvibrant colorswatches to Frederick Hammersley (1919–2009)showcases his fall exhibitionontheAmericanabstractartist Phaius pulchellus Phaius pulchellus T Read more athuntington.org/tiffanyglass. funding isprovided by ChristineandKen Bender and Tiffany &Co. Carl W. Robertson, andfundsfrom Steve Additional Martin forexhibitionsofAmericanart. owned by LouisComfort Tiffany himself. collection, includingoneof Tiffany’s earliestpiecesandamonumental vase that was once Byzantine, Cypriote, Aquamarine, Peacock, Agate, Lava, Cameo,andMiniature. of to studyexamplesofeachimportantcategory Tiffany vase production: Flowerform, natural worldtoancient glassandbeyond. It willalsogive viewers theopportunity almost 300objects—asmallbut selectsamplingofwhichwillbefeatured. private collectionsof Tiffany Favrile glassinthe United States, comprising createdart inthiscountry. The Sirott Collection isoneofthemostsignificant colors—are amongthemostexquisite Nouveau-inspired examplesofArt decorative century. The exhibitionopensOct. 7andcontinues through Feb. 26,2018. the widely-admired peacockvases produced intheearlyyears ofthe20th Favrile glassvase production, from experimental piecesmadeinthe1890sto Collection ofStanley andDolores Sirott” thefullrangeof willsurvey Tiffany’s TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS MASTERWORKS OF Support forthisexhibitionisprovided by Jonathan andKarinFielding, Susan W. and The Huntington isfortunatetohave several examplesofFavrile glass in itspermanent The exhibitionwillshedlight on Tiffany’s sources ofinspiration, from the Tiffany’s Favrile vases—lustrous vessels known fortheirinnovative forms and in theScottGalleries. “Tiffany Favrile Glass: from the Masterworks from aprivate collection,willbefeatured inanexhibitionopeningthisfall exquisitehirty-two glassvases designedby LouisComfort Tiffany, onloan nature asaweboflife,buthealsoobservedhowhumankindwas destroying von Humboldt’s New World. An intrepidexplorerandscientist,Humboldtsaw Huntington aboutheraward-winningbook,TheInventionofNature: Alexander On and arelatedpresentationatCaltech. Eachprogramwillincludeabooksigning. returns tothePasadena area in Octoberfortwobooktalks at The Huntington Best-selling author Andrea Wulf (Founding Gardeners; The InventionofNature) ANDREA WULF TO SPEAK ANDREATO WULF AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Sunday, Oct.15,at2:30p.m., Wulf willgiveanillustratedtalk at The Both books areavailable intheHuntington Store. arerequired. All threelectures arefree,andnoreservations the youngnation. Founding Fathers to nature,gardens,andagriculturehelpedshape Gardeners, thepresentationwillexaminehow theattitudesof America’s Nevins Lectureat The Huntington.DrawnfromherbookFounding And onTuesday, Oct.,at7:30p.m., 18 Wulf willdelivertheannual highlighting Humboldt’s workattheintersectionofartsandsciences. with atalkatCaltech onMonday, Oct.17, at7:30p.m.inBaxterHall, year explorationofLatin America. The authorwillfollowthisprogram change. Wulf’s HuntingtontalkwillfocusonHumboldt’s daringfive- nature. As earlyas1800,hewaspredictinghuman-inducedclimate
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