May/Jun - The Huntington

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Two new exhibitions celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service
“An Evening Among the Roses” returns June 3
Members’ Summer Evenings begin June 26
A new wing of the American art galleries is set to open this fall
CALENDAR
May/June 2016
May/June 2016
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General Information
TELEPHONE: 626-405-2100
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Senior Staff
Laura Skandera Trombley
President
Catherine Allgor
Nadine and Robert A. Skotheim
Director of Education
James P. Folsom
Marge and Sherm Telleen / Marion and Earle
Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens
Steve Hindle
W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research
Margaret Irwin
Chief of Staff
Mitchell Morris
Chief Information Officer
Coreen A. Rodgers
Anne and Jim Rothenberg Vice President
for Financial Affairs
Geographies of Wonder
Two new Huntington exhibitions mark the centennial of the National Park Service
G
ive Dad a day to remember on Father’s Day weekend by enjoying an afternoon at The Huntington. To help you celebrate,
we’ll be featuring craft beer pairings from Stone Brewing
Company with our new grill menu, served in the patio dining
area adjacent to the Rose Garden Tea Room. Each dad who dines
at the Patio Grill will be entered automatically in a prize drawing
for a chance to win a Weber barbeque smoker. These special
offerings will be available on both Saturday and Sunday, June 18
and 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No reservations required.
And don’t forget Mom! For Mother’s Day brunch details and
availability, visit huntington.org/mothersday.
On the cover: “Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone,” Thomas Moran’s
chromolithographic reproduction of a watercolor sketch, as published in
Ferdinand V. Hayden’s illustrated volume The Yellowstone National
Park, and the mountain regions of portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado
and Utah, 1876. Back cover: ‘Jump for Joy’ roses doing exactly that in
the Rose Garden, along with some 1,200 other fragrant varieties.
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exhibitions
“Geographies of Wonder: Origin Stories of
America’s National Parks, 1872–1933”
Opens May 14 | Library West Hall
“Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Bilingual Photography and
the Architecture of Greene & Greene”
Kevin Salatino
Hannah and Russel Kully Director
of the Art Collections
Opens June 18 | Scott Galleries, Chandler Wing
Randy Shulman
Vice President for Advancement
Ends May 9 | Boone Gallery
Susan Turner-Lowe
Vice President for Communications
and Marketing
“Alex Israel at The Huntington”
David S. Zeidberg
Avery Director of the Library
“The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920”
Through July 11 | Huntington Art Gallery
“Spirit Boys: Putti and Infant Gods on Paper”
Through July 25 | Huntington Art Gallery, Works on Paper Room
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n a wide-ranging examination of the role of the
national parks in American life, The Huntington
is commemorating the centennial of the U.S.
National Park Service with a pair of exhibitions
that run consecutively from May through next
February in the West Hall of the Library.
“The national parks are our nation’s crown
jewels,” said Peter Blodgett, H. Russell Smith
Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at The Huntington and exhibition curator.
“The centennial of this remarkable system of public
lands gives us a perfect opportunity to reflect a little
more deeply, and to explore the dynamic interplay
between these great American landscapes and the
people who seek to define them.”
The first exhibition, “Geographies of Wonder: Origin Stories of America’s National Parks,
1872‒1933,” opens May 14 and continues through
Sept. 3. It features some 100 items, drawn from The
Huntington’s collections. Among the treasures on
display will be a mammoth 1873 photo album by
one of the premier photographers of the day,
William Henry Jackson, opened to a photo of
Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon. Jackson’s photographs played an important role in convincing
Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone National
Park, the first landscape to be so designated by the
federal government.
First-hand accounts from travelers provide a
fascinating glimpse at the rigors of early wilderness
tourism. A letter from 1861 describes a group’s
brutally difficult trip through Yosemite Valley by
horse and wagon. The jarring terrain left the women
of the party bruised and battered by their rigid
hoopskirts. Even so, people were eager to make their
way there to see this “wonder of wonders.”
The exhibition also examines the treatment of
Native Americans in the parks during this period,
both by the government and by promoters.
“Indigenous people were ousted and resettled outside
of park boundaries, and yet their historical presence
was used as a prominent advertisement to entice
people to visit,” said Blodgett.
As interest in visiting the parks grew, so did
interest in exploiting their natural resources. A call
for conservation emerged, led by the renowned
naturalist John Muir, whose 1901 volume, Our
Early photograph of Yellowstone National Park’s
Grand Canyon from an 1873 album by William
Henry Jackson.
National Parks (on display in the exhibition)
established a conservation agenda. The exhibition also looks at scientific study of the parks by
geologists, hydrographers, biologists, and
ethnographers; at tourism promotion by the
railroads and entrepreneurial tour operators;
and at efforts to establish a centralized system of
park management, which led Congress to create
the National Park Service in 1916.
The 1920s were a boom period for
visitors; leaner years followed with the Great
Depression. Then President Franklin D.
Roosevelt launched his New Deal program,
which included an ambitious plan to expand the
parks. That growth period will be examined in
the second exhibition, “Geographies of Wonder: Evolution of the National Park Idea, 1933–
2016,” which opens in October.
Read more about “Geographies of
Wonder” at huntington.org.
CALENDAR • MAY | JUNE • 2016
ADMISSION: Members: Free. Non-Members
adult rates: Weekdays $23. Weekends $25.
(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: Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri.: noon–
4:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun.: 10:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Monday holidays: 10:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
SUMMER HOURS: (June–August)
10:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. daily, excluding Tuesdays. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays.
DINING: The Café serves light meals and
refreshments. Tea is served in the Rose
Garden Tea Room. For tea reservations,
call 626-683-8131. Enjoy Chinese cuisine in
the Garden of Flowing Fragrance and specialty
coffees and gelato in the 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,
home decor, toys, and gift items related to The
Huntington’s collections. Purchases help
finance the institution. Store information:
626-405-2142.
Lisa Blackburn, Editor/Photographer
Avelina E. Moeller, Designer
Thea M. Page, Contributing writer
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American Art Expansion
Mitchell Morris Joins Staff as Chief Information Officer
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ans of American art at The
Huntington can look forward
to some exciting developments
in the next few months,
starting with the reopening this
summer of several rooms in the
Virginia Steele Scott Galleries and
culminating with the debut of the
new Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Wing in the fall.
On June 18, rooms in the
original portion of the Scott
Galleries that have been closed for Rendering of the exterior of The Huntington’s latest expansion of the Virginia
several months will reopen with a
Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, the
new installation and a refreshed
Jonathan and Karin Fielding Wing, set to
open in October.
look and feel. The reconfigured
space features a room highlighting
works from the Gail-Oxford Collection, a recent bequest of 18th-century
works of American decorative art; a redesigned Dorothy Collis Brown
Wing displaying works by Arts and Crafts architects Charles and Henry
Greene; plus long, sweeping sightlines across galleries and improved
visitor flow. Also opening June 18 is a focused loan exhibition in the
Susan and Stephen Chandler Wing, “Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Bilingual
Photography and the Architecture of Greene & Greene.” (See related
story on page 11.)
Then, on Oct. 22, a new 8,600-square-foot addition to the Scott
Galleries makes its debut. Named after the lead donors to the $10.3 million building project, the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Wing includes
5,000 square feet of gallery space with an inaugural exhibition of more
than 200 works from the Fieldings’ esteemed collection of 18th- and
early 19th-century American art works. Some of the objects are promised
gifts to The Huntington.
Designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners, the new Fielding
Wing features eight new rooms for art display as well as a stately glass
entrance and lobby on the south side of
the building, mirroring those on the
north side.
Read more about the American art
expansion at huntington.org, search
words “Fielding Wing.”
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Artist Unknown, Early Portrait of a Woman
with a Bowl of Cherries, ca. 1770–1780.
Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection.
irst opened in 1984 with
6,800 square feet of
gallery space, the Virginia
Steele Scott Galleries of
American Art were expanded
to 16,300 square feet in 2005
with the addition of the Lois
and Robert F. Erburu Gallery
and then completely reinstalled in 2009 to cover the
history of art in the United
States from the colonial
period to the mid-20th
century. In July of 2014, The
Huntington expanded the
display of American art
further by opening more
than 5,000 feet of gallery
space focusing on works of
20th- century art in an area
previously used for storage.
With this latest expansion of
the gallery—the addition of
the Jonathan and Karin
Fielding Wing—The Huntington will be the home of one
of the largest displays of
historic American art in the
western United States.
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itchell Morris, a seasoned
technology executive with
18 years experience in
both for-profit and
nonprofit settings, has joined the
Huntington staff as chief
information officer. He is the
first to hold the position.
Morris comes to The
Huntington after serving as the
vice president for information
technology at the International
Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, the nonprofit organization that develops
and publishes plumbing and mechanical codes,
provides educational tools, and conducts product
testing and certification to help protect public
health on matters having to do with water and
wastewater management. While there, he led his IT
team through a substantial growth period for the
organization, necessitating a deep understanding of
the organization’s mission and goals and the degree
to which technology could be used to support those
goals. Before pursuing a career
in information technology,
Morris was a research biologist
with a specialization in botanical and environmental science.
Technology at The
Huntington underpins the
institution’s work in myriad
ways: from the computers that
monitor irrigation in the
botanical gardens, to the system
that manages the research
library’s vast online catalog of
collections, to the iPads uploaded with information about
art objects that help amplify the visitor’s experience
in the Huntington Art Gallery.
“As we continue to evolve and expand our
programs and broaden our reach, having Mitch help
lead us solidly into the technology future will be
key,” said Huntington President Laura Trombley.
“We are excited to have Mitch on board and thrilled
to begin this new chapter at The Huntington.”
Call the Midwife
he Huntington has acquired one of the world’s most comprehensive
collections on the history of human reproduction. The Lawrence D.
and Betty Jeanne Longo Collection on Reproductive Biology is
composed of some 2,700 rare books, 3,000 pamphlets and journal
articles, a dozen manuscripts, and a major trove of reference works—
materials that trace dramatic shifts in knowledge about women’s
health and healthcare from the late 15th to the 20th century. The
collection was a gift from Lawrence Longo (1926–2016), a respected
California developmental physiology specialist who amassed the
collection over a period of 60 years.
“The Longo Collection elevates The Huntington to one of the
nation’s foremost institutions for researching the history of medicine,
and, specifically, the history of obstetrics and gynecology,” said
Melissa Lo, Dibner Assistant Curator of Science and Technology at
The Huntington. “Dr. Longo’s keen eye has resulted in an incredibly
rich array of material.”
This gift substantially augments The Huntington’s ever-growing
holdings in the history of medicine—a field that is of considerable
interest to researchers around the world.
Read more about the acquisition at huntington.org, search
words “Longo Collection.”
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Reinstalled spaces will open in June; the new Fielding Wing opens in October
An extremely rare first edition of the first
manual for midwives, Der Swangern
Frauwen und Hebammen Rosegarten
(“The Rosegarden for Pregnant Women
and Midwives”), published in 1513 by
Eucharius Rösselin.
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MAY – JUNE 2016 EVENTS
CONTRIBUTOR LEVEL MEMBERS
AND ABOVE
Chamber Music Concert
May 7 & 8 (Saturday & Sunday)
For details about Mother’s Day brunch
and other offerings, visit
huntington.org/ MothersDay.
Camerata Pacifica
Members’ Summer Evenings
Japanese Teahouse Tours
June 26 (Sunday) 5:30–8 p.m.
and July 9, 30 & August 13 (Saturdays)
Join us for four delightful summer
evenings for Upper Level Members.
Explore the gardens after hours, listen to
live music, bring a picnic to enjoy on the
lawn, or dine in the Café. (See page 13 for
details.)
May 9 & June 13 (Mondays) noon–4 p.m.
Learn the traditions behind the Japanese
Garden’s ceremonial teahouse. Informal tours
are offered at 20-minute intervals on the
second Monday of every month. No reservations required. General admission.
SUPPORTING, PATRON, AND
BENEFACTOR LEVEL MEMBERS
Premier Discovery Program
Geographies of Wonder
May 13 (Friday) 7–9:30 p.m.
Join Peter Blodgett, The Huntington’s
H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of
Western American Manuscripts, for an
exhibition overview and informal conversation about “Geographies of Wonder:
Origin Stories of America’s National Parks,
1872–1933.” r
For questions regarding your
Membership, please call 626-405-2124
or visit huntington.org.
Carnegie Observatories Lecture Series
Exoplanets
May 2 (Monday) 7 p.m.
Astronomer Kevin Schlaufman, CarnegiePrinceton Fellow at the Observatories of the
Carnegie Institution for Science, tells the
story of exoplanets—planets outside of our
solar system. The evening’s program begins
at 7 p.m. with a musical performance by
students from the Colburn School, followed
at 7:30 p.m. by the lecture. Free; advance
reservations required. Rothenberg Hall r
This program will be live streamed at
www.fora.tv. Details at
obs.carnegiescience.edu.
Brody Lecture
Nancy Goslee Power
Southern California Gardener Series
May 3 (Tuesday) 7 p.m.
Award-winning landscape designer Nancy
Goslee Power will be the guest speaker at
The Huntington’s annual Brody Lecture. A
reception will follow the program. Free; no
reservations required. Ahmanson Room
The Secrets to Growing Edibles
in Southern California
Music in the Chinese Garden
Fiber Arts Day
the HUNTINGTON STORE
Celebrate Mom
Save on unique Mother’s Day gifts
with your Members’ discount
Second Thursday Garden Talk & Sale
Rainwater Harvesting
May 12 (Thursday) 2:30 p.m.
Don’t let your garden’s most precious
resource wash down the storm drain. Learn
how to capture rainwater for reuse. Garden
designer Marilee Kuhlmann discusses a
variety of water collection methods and
systems, from rain barrels to underground
tanks. A plant sale follows the talk. Free; no
reservations required. Ahmanson Room,
Brody Botanical Center
Wednesdays, 1–3 p.m.
Enjoy traditional Chinese music every
Wednesday afternoon in the Garden of
Flowing Fragrance. General admission.
(Cancelled in the event of rain.)
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Mother’s Day at The Huntington
May 7 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The centuries-old crafts of spinning, weaving,
and dyeing with natural plant dyes will be
showcased in this program in The Huntington’s Herb Garden and adjacent Rose Garden.
Skilled craftspeople will demonstrate the
tools and techniques for carding and combing fibers such as cotton and linen, spinning
the fibers into yarn or thread, weaving, and
making natural dyes using herbs and other
plant materials. General admission.
May 15 (Sunday) 2 p.m.
Kyra Saegusa, coordinator of The Huntington’s Ranch Garden, will share some of the
simple secrets to
sustainability
that she has
learned in her
four years of
research on the
site. She’ll reveal
some easy-toimplement steps
that can transform your edible
garden into a
productive,
water-wise, and
livable space, full of beneficial insects and
healthy plants. General admission.
Ahmanson Room, Brody Botanical Center
May 17 (Tuesday) 7:30 p.m.
The ensemble wraps up its 2016 season at
The Huntington with a program that includes
Samuel Barber’s String Quartet in B Minor, Op.
11; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de
Florence, Op. 70; and Sir Edward Elgar’s
Quintet in A Minor for Piano & Strings, Op. 84.
$56. Tickets: cameratapacifica.org or
800-884-8410. Rothenberg Hall r
Tropical Nursery Tour
May 18 (Wednesday) 1:30–3 p.m.
Go behind the scenes with Dylan Hannon,
The Huntington’s curator of tropical collections, for a tour of the botanical nurseries
where rare orchids and other plants are
grown. $5*. Advance reservations required.
Registration: huntington.org/calendar. *For
non-Members, Huntington admission is a
separate required cost.
Shakespeare at 400: Why?
May 18 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m.
Why does Shakespeare remain so prevalent in
world culture 400 years after his death?
Shakespearean scholar Paul Edmondson, head
of research at the Shakespeare Birthplace
Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, offers his own
thoughts on the Bard’s longevity and outlines
some of the ways the Trust is marking this
milestone anniversary year. Free. No
Shakespeare’s Othello
May 19 (Thursday) 7:30–10 p.m.
The Independent Shakespeare Co. returns to
The Huntington with its full-length production of Othello, the Bard’s tragic tale of love,
jealousy, racism, and revenge. This sus-
May 16 (Monday) 7 p.m.
Astronomer Katherine Alatalo, Hubble Fellow
at the Carnegie Observatories, discusses
what scientists have been able to deduce
about the Hubble sequence of galaxies using
radio, infrared, UV, and optical astronomy.
The evening’s program begins at 7 p.m. with
a musical performance by students from the
Colburn School, followed at 7:30 p.m. by the
lecture. Free; advance reservations required.
Rothenberg Hall r This program will be live
streamed at www.fora.tv. Details at
obs.carnegiescience.edu.
theHuntingtonStore.org
May 28 & June 25 (Saturdays)
10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Self-tour The Huntington’s urban agriculture
site and take home some fresh ideas for
sustainable gardening. General admission.
(Cancelled in the event of rain.) Ranch Garden
East Asian Garden Lecture Series
An Evening Among the Roses
Japanese Gardens of Manzanar:
Past, Present, and Future
During World War II, the internment camp at
Manzanar in the California desert held more
than 10,000 men, women, and children of
Japanese ancestry. To ameliorate the harsh
conditions, many of those imprisoned there
built Japanese gardens. Jeffery Burton,
archaeologist at the Manzanar National
Historic Site, examines the traces of these
gardens, which were lost and abandoned
when the site was closed. Free; no reservations required. Rothenberg Hall
Talk and Book Signing
Let the
People Rule
May 25
(Wednesday)
7:30 p.m.
Geoffrey Cowan,
president of the
Annenberg
Foundation Trust
at Sunnylands,
discusses his book
Let the People Rule:
Theodore Roosevelt
and the Birth of the Presidential Primary. Using
a trove of newly discovered documents,
Cowan offers a glimpse at the raucous and
often mean-spirited political machinations of
the 1912 campaign, which changed American
politics forever by creating the system of
primaries by which presidential nominees are
selected today. A book signing follows the
lecture. Free; no reservations required.
Rothenberg Hall r
Ranch Open Houses
June 3 (Friday) 6:30–9:30 p.m.
(Details on page 12.)
Second Thursday Garden Talk & Sale
Landscaping and Microclimates
for Small Gardens
June 9 (Thursday) 2:30 p.m.
Cactus and succulent expert Gary Duke will
give an illustrated talk about how to develop
a landscape plan for small gardens. He’ll
discuss sun angles, focal points, and creating
microclimates for plants with special needs,
as well as how to plan ahead for maintenance
requirements. A plant sale follows the talk.
Free; no reservations required.
Ahmanson Room
Explorations in the History
of the Rose in China
June 9 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m.
Guoliang Wang, the author of Old Roses of
China, surveys the development of the rose in
China, from the Song dynasty (960–1279) to
the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and beyond.
Wang is a professor of horticulture with the
Jiangsu Provincial Commission of Agriculture
and a lecturer at both Nanjing University and
Nanjing Agricultural University. His research
has focused particularly on wild roses and
ancient horticultural varieties. Free; no
Great Rosarians of the World Lecture
Significant New Discoveries
in Old Chinese Roses
June 11 (Saturday) 2 p.m.
The 2016 Great Rosarians of the World lecture
honors Guoliang Wang, the foremost author-
Botany Bay Series
Plant Science for Gardeners
and Citizen Scientists
Carnegie Observatories Lecture Series
The Secret Lives of Galaxies
culture with particular reference to political
communication. Experts in the field will
survey how connections were forged
between politics in London and politics
in the localities. $25. Registration:
researchconference@huntington.org.
or 626-405-3432. Rothenberg Hall
penseful new adaptation features Evan Smith
as Othello, Kalean Ung as Desdemona, and
David Melville as Iago. Members: $35–$40.
Non-Members: $45–$50. Registration:
huntington.org/calendar. Rothenberg Hall r
Conference
Connecting Centre and Locality:
Political Communication
in England, ca. 1550–1750
May 20–21 (Friday–Saturday)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
This conference explores the dynamics of
local, national, and trans-Atlantic political
May 26 & June 23 (Thursdays)
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Join Jim Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen
Director of the Botanical Gardens, for this
informative and engaging monthly series on
the wonders of the plant world. A discussionstyle lecture is followed by an opportunity for
lab time with microscopes and plant specimens. Attend a single session or participate
every month. Free; no reservations required.
Botanical Auditorium, Brody Botanical Center.
ity on the ancient roses of China. Wang has
been investigating, collecting, identifying,
and breeding rose species for over 30 years,
and has carried out more than 10 field
r The Café will be open until 7:15 p.m. before the start of events showing this symbol. Program attendees can enjoy a select variety of dinner options,
QUESTIONS? 626-405-2100
desserts, beer, and wine in the dining venue overlooking the gardens, just steps away from Rothenberg Hall.
Members Events
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MAY – JUNE 2016 EVENTS (Continued)
Southern California Gardener Series
Irrigating your Southern
California Garden
June 26 (Sunday) 2 p.m.
Tim Becker, director of horticulture at the
Theodore Payne Foundation, discusses best
practices for irrigating Southern California
gardens to maintain optimum plant health
while conserving water. He’ll outline the pros
and cons of various irrigation systems and
offer recommendations for irrigating native,
drought-tolerant, and edible plants. General
admission. Botanical Auditorium,
Brody Botanical Center.
Gardens and Nature in
Korean Landscape Paintings
June 28 (Tuesday) 7:30 p.m.
Hyonjeong Kim Han, curator of Korean art at
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, explores
the shift that occurred in landscape painting
in 18th-century Korea. Responding to a new
Continuing Education
Book Discussion
Destiny of the Republic
May 4 (Wednesday) 10 a.m.–noon
The 1881 assassination of President James A.
Garfield and the harrowing medical efforts
that failed to save him are recounted in
Candace Millard’s gripping book, Destiny of the
Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the
Murder of a President. Book group facilitator
Judith Palarz leads the discussion. Members:
$25. Non-Members: $35. Registration:
huntington.org/calendar.
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r The Café will be open until 7:15 p.m. before
the start of events showing this symbol. Program
attendees can enjoy a select variety of dinner
options, desserts, beer, and wine in the dining
venue overlooking the gardens, just steps away
from Rothenberg Hall.
Flower Arranging with Roses
June 4 (Saturday) 10 a.m.–noon
Taking inspiration from the Rose Garden and
the American art collection, the team from
Flower Duet teaches students how to create
Plein Air Watercolor Series
May 12–June 30 (Thursdays) 9 a.m.–noon
Learn the techniques of plein air watercolor
painting in an eight-week course taught by
artist Robert Sherrill. Sessions will be held
outdoors in the gardens, where the landscape
of The Huntington offers endless inspiration.
Members: $275. Non-Members: $295.
Registration: huntington.org/calendar.
Painting with Nan Rae
an artfully composed arrangement of roses
and summer blooms that’s as stunning as a
still-life painting. Members: $85. NonMembers: $100. Registration:
Wines of Central Italy
“Geographies of Wonder”
May 18 (Wednesday) 5–7:30 p.m.
Join certified sommelier Brad Owen for an
exploration of the complex wine world of
central Italy, from Tuscany to the Marche
region. Class includes an in-depth lecture and
tasting. Members: $90. Non-Members: $105.
May 22 (Sunday) 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Explore the history and traditions of English tea
through paintings and decorative arts in The
Huntington’s art collections, then prepare a
traditional afternoon tea complete with finger
sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, and jam.
Garden Tour: The California Garden
June 1 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m.
The Huntington’s new entry landscape, known
as the Frances and Sidney Brody California
Garden, is planted with natives and drought-
Lecture Series
American Art in the 19th Century
June 15, 22 & 29 (Wednesdays)
10 a.m.–noon
Join historian Roy Ritchie, senior research
associate at The Huntington, for this threepart lecture
series
surveying the
development
of American
art in the
19th century,
from the art
of the early
Republic to
the Hudson
River School
and up to the
arrival of
Impressionism. Members: $75. NonMembers: $90. Registration:
The Art of Wine Tasting
May 18 & June 15 (Wednesdays)
11 a.m.–3 p.m
Artist Nan Rae continues her popular watercolor classes inspired by the art of Chinese
brush painting. Each session: $50.
Registration: 818-842-6489.
Taste of Art: English Tea Time
academic approach focusing on observation
and experimentation—known as Practical
Learning (Silhak)—painters began to depict
real Korean people and landscapes instead of
idealized Confucian scenes. Free; no
reservations required. Rothenberg Hall
tolerant plants that reflect the local Mediterranean climate as well as the history of the
property. Scott Kleinrock, The Huntington’s
landscape design and planning coordinator,
leads a private tour of the garden that is becoming a model for sustainable design.
Curator Tour
June 9 (Thursday) 4:30–6 p.m.
Join curator Peter Blodgett for a private tour of
the exhibition “Geographies of Wonder: Origin
Stories of America’s National Parks, 1872–
1933,” exploring the evolving role of the
national parks in American life. Members: $15.
Non-Members: $20. Registration:
Botanical Watercolor: Roses
June 11 & 12 (Saturday & Sunday)
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Learn techniques for creating accurate and
realistic botanical illustrations of roses in this
two-part watercolor class taught by artist Lisa
Pompelli. Beginners and more experienced
watercolor artists are welcome; some prior
drawing experience is recommended.
Bonsai Academy
June 11, 12, 18 & 19 (Saturdays and
Sundays) 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Bonsai master Ted Matson leads an intensive
four-session gakko, or school, in the art of
bonsai. Geared to beginners, the sessions
explore the history of bonsai, basic tree
botany and horticultural challenges, design
concepts and training techniques, and bonsai
display. All supplies and tools are provided,
including demonstration trees for classroom
practice. Members: $120. Non-Members:
$135. Registration: huntington.org/calendar.
June 15 (Wednesday) 5–7:30 p.m.
Full-bodied. Austere. Floral notes. A hint of
chocolate. Explore the subjective art of wine
tasting (and the meaning of many common
descriptors) in this class led by sommelier
and chef Brad Owen. A selection of highquality wines will be sampled and discussed.
Father’s Day at The Huntington
June 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday)
(See details inside front cover.)
A Taste of Art: Camping in America
June 25 (Saturday) 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
The creation of America’s national parks
inspired a new leisure pastime: camping.
Explore how park
tourism and
campsite meals
influenced
American foodways in this
cooking workshop with Maite
Gomez-Rejón of
ArtBites. The
session includes a
gallery discussion
of the exhibition
“Geographies of Wonder: Origin Stories of
America’s National Parks.” Members: $85.
QUESTIONS? 626-405-2100
Children and Families
Children’s Workshop
All About Roses
May 7 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–noon
Explore The Huntington’s most scentsational
landscape with Tom Carruth, the E. L. and
Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections, then create some floral art inspired by
the roses with instructor Laura Moede. Ages
5–12. Fee includes one accompanying adult.
Cooking with Roses
May 21 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Kids can savor the flavor of roses as well as
their wonderful fragrance by making roseinfused sorbet and lemonade in a cooking
workshop with Punam Bhakta. The session
includes a tour of the Rose Garden with a
member of the Botanical staff. Ages 7–12. Fee
includes one accompanying adult. Members:
Preschool Series
Huntington ArtVentures
May 18, 25, June 1 & 8
(Wednesdays) 10 a.m.–noon
Preschoolers can explore the galleries and
gardens in search of textures, colors, shapes,
and other “art forms” in this series led by
instructor Brooke Sauer. Each session includes
stories, art activities, and more. Ages 3–5. Fee
includes one accompanying adult. Members:
one accompanying adult. Members: $25.
Fairies in the Garden
June 11 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–noon
Gardens are magical places. Kids will go in
search of fairies among the flowers and trees,
and then plant their own miniature gardens
in this workshop with instructor Laura
Moede. Ages 5–12. Fee includes one
accompanying adult. Members: $25.
Chinese Brush Painting
June 18 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–noon
Discover the expressive art of Chinese brush
painting in this workshop led by artist
Peifang Liang. The landscape of the Chinese
Garden will provide creative inspiration.
Ages 7–12. Fee includes one accompanying
adult. Members: $15. Non-Members: $25.
The Great American Picnic
June 25 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Inspired by the exhibition “Geographies of
Wonder” on the origins of America’s national
parks, kids will explore the evolution of
another phenomenon of the great outdoors:
the classic American picnic. Chef Ernest
Miller leads this hands-on cooking class
featuring picnic fare from the 1920s and ‘30s.
Ages 7–12. Fee includes one accompanying
adult. Members: $35. Non-Members: $45.
Children’s Flower Arranging
The Language of Flowers
June 4 (Saturday) 1–2:30 p.m.
Pink roses for friendship. Rosemary for
remembrance. Children will learn the
Victorian language of flowers while making
nosegay bouquets out of fresh flowers and
herbs in this hands-on workshop led by the
Flower Duet team. Ages 7–12. Fee includes
Summer Camp
Reminder
Have you registered for Huntington
Explorers yet? Classes are filling up
fast! Check the online schedule for
classes and availability;
huntington.org/Explorers
investigations throughout China, especially
in the remote mountain areas of Yunnan and
Sichuan provinces. In this illustrated lecture,
Wang reveals his most treasured finds among
China’s heritage roses. The ticket price of $25
includes an evening reception in the Chinese
Garden on Friday, June 10, and complimentary morning admission to the gardens on
Saturday, June 11. Reservations:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/2517759
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President’s Message
nd now some brief commentary about a subject
that, truth be told, I never thought about until
hearing it at The Huntington: guano. Yes,
guano. That is, black gold; Pacific, Caribbean,
and Atlantic tea. Really pricey bird droppings that, in
addition to making great fertilizer and producing
spectacular crops, created a 19th-century economic
boom. As it turns out, one of our long-term fellows,
Professor Daniel Immerwahr, a wonderful historian
from Northwestern University, has spent a year at
The Huntington researching a book on U.S. territories, and he discusses the history, use, and commercial purposes of guano in a chapter. As Professor
Immerwahr insightfully reveals, the lust for guano for
agricultural purposes made it such a stunningly
important commodity for the United States during
the 19th century that we nearly went to war with
Peru, and it is the reason why some U.S. territories
came into existence.
Audiences at The Huntington were treated to
an intellectual romp through a very curious slice of
American history that, for Professor Immerwahr,
twists and turns in astonishingly personal ways. We
videotaped the lecture, and I strongly encourage you
to make a cup of coffee or tea and take time to savor
on our new Huntington Channel what we all enjoyed
hearing in person. You can find the YouTube link to
Professor Immerwahr’s talk at the bottom of our
website’s homepage at huntington.org. Professor
Immerwahr’s work is proof positive that The Huntington not only plays a very relevant role in helping
us better understand the complex and multilayered
history of this nation, but also that our massive
collections provide material to assist scholars in
creating an exciting, multilayered, and contextual
understanding of our present. With this first video of
one of our many outstanding speakers, a new era has
begun: the era of the Huntington Channel. Look for
new videos to be added to our website in the future as
well as live webcasts of events—bringing The Huntington to you, with the help of technology, when you
can’t be here yourself.
Another fascinating slice of the American
narrative being explored by historians at The Huntington is the founding of our national parks. This
year marks the centennial of the National Park
Service, and in May we open the first of two exhibitions celebrating this milestone. (See the story on
page one.) The show features some 100 rare items
drawn from The Huntington’s collections. As an avid
trekker, I have a particular fondness for the wilderness, not only because of what it has meant for me
but also because of what it has meant for my son. He
and I have gone on some spectacular hiking trips
together. As a result, we share a special bond that
many other parents may recognize, one that is formed
when you have climbed all day and you’re dog tired,
and you happen around a bend, and suddenly an
immense and breathtaking vista opens up before you,
filled with the wonders of nature as far as the eye can
see. You know in that moment that something has
changed and that, in fact, it is your child. And you
know that he will never forget this, and that he will
always take with him a deep appreciation for this
place, this moment in time, and the hard work that
led to this most remarkable accomplishment.
Our national parks, as curator Peter Blodgett
explains, were our very first cultural markers: “In
those early years of Euro-American settlement,” he
says, “we could claim no cultural assets like the
Louvre or the castles on the Rhine. These parks
quickly became our icons and were essential to our
cultural identity.” Even today, that rings true. I hope
that, even if you’re not able to go trekking in one of
our national parks this summer, you’ll come visit the
exhibition and celebrate these great places that bring
us together.
Laura Skandera Trombley, president
T
alking with Lynda and Blaine Fetter about why
they support The Huntington’s education programs, one of the first words that you hear is
“impact.”
“We made a conscious decision several years
ago to focus our giving where we could have an
impact,” says Blaine Fetter, a Huntington Overseer
since 2009. The couple honed their priorities to
concentrate on local causes that help children: The
Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills, Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles, and The Huntington.
When Catherine Allgor, the Nadine and
Robert A. Skotheim Director of Education, asked
the Fetters about supporting a master educator with
public school expertise, the Fetters knew immediately that the position would have enormous impact
on The Huntington’s commitment to school programs. “We want to help The Huntington reach as
many students as possible,” said Blaine. “Adding an
educator with public school expertise was akin to
dropping a pebble in a pond. The ripple effect goes
all the way to the edge.”
Lynda and Blaine stepped forward at a pivotal
moment. “Strengthening our programs for kindergarten through grade 12 is a priority in the 2015–20
strategic plan, and it’s very much in line with President Laura Trombley’s vision to bolster our educational outreach,” explained Allgor. “Our goal is for
every visiting student to engage with original material in our collections and reinforce the skills they
are learning in the classroom.”
Thanks to the Fetters’ generous two-year commitment, educator Raul Almada joined the Huntington staff in February. He is already a familiar
presence on the grounds, where he is frequently
Lynda and Blaine Fetter have made a two-year commitment
to support The Huntington’s education program.
spotted with a group of students in tow. In addition
to his 18 years in the Whittier City School District
as a classroom teacher and instructional specialist,
Almada trained at the Library of Congress and is a
mentor in its Teaching with Primary Sources program. His chief responsibility at The Huntington is
to assess and evaluate every school program. Assessment is key. “We want to know that our school
programs really do make a difference for the students and the teachers,” said Allgor.
The Fetters speak movingly about the excellence of The Huntington’s library, art, and
botanical collections. Said Blaine, “The challenge is
making the collections come alive for students in a
way that inspires them to assess all their options.”
The Fetters are convinced that the public school
educator will go a long way toward achieving that
goal, ensuring that their support—and The Huntington’s school programs—will have the maximum
impact.
Kids, Engineering, and Origami
A
s part of a year-long Huntington program, students
at one of our educational partner schools, Esteban E.
Torres High School, have been learning about engineering
and technology with the aid of a surprising tool: origami.
Caltech graduate student Manan Arya (pictured at left),
a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering, was enlisted
to teach a class exploring how the scientific principles of
paper-folding can resolve real-life technology challenges.
Students also visited The Huntington’s Japanese Garden for some historical and cultural context.
You can read the full story on Verso, the Huntington blog, at huntingtonblogs.org, search word
“Origami.”
Photo by Meeno
Intellectual Romps and Scenic Treks
through America’s Past
A
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Educational Impact
9
Farewell to Laurie Sowd
Yasuhiro Ishimoto Photographs Greene & Greene
The Blooming Desert
I
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t’s impossible to walk through the 10-acre
Desert Garden without feeling a little bit awestruck. The sheer diversity of plant species—
with their unusual colors, shapes, textures, and
adaptations—draws visitors back again and
again. Exploring the garden in spring and early
summer can be especially delightful, as many
cacti and colorful succulents come into vivid
bloom. See them for yourself on your next visit.
Pictured: Echinopsis ‘Flying Saucer.‘
Book News
Alex Israel at
The Huntington
lex Israel’s art explores
the iconography of L.A.
and the Hollywood cult
of celebrity, positing L.A. as
central to an understanding
of American culture and the
American dream. A new
book, which accompanies
the exhibition Alex Israel at The Huntington, places 16 of
Israel’s paintings and sculptures, as well as two sitespecific murals, among the works in the historic
Huntington Art Gallery, which once served as the
residence of Gilded Age collectors Henry and Arabella
Huntington. Intended to spark a dialogue between the
new and the old, this intervention of Israel’s work within
the gallery creates a discourse on place and identity, two
things fundamental to understanding Henry
Huntington’s own love of Southern California, a region
whose identity he helped to forge.
This catalog is lavishly illustrated with installation
photographs by Fredrik Nilsen, and includes two
scholarly essays: one by art critic, novelist, and filmmaker
Chris Kraus, and the other by Los Angeles art writer,
educator, and curator Jan Tumlir—as well as an interview
with Israel by Kevin Salatino, the Hannah and Russel Kully
Director of the Art Collections at The Huntington.
Hardcover, $35. Available in the Huntington Store or
online at thehuntingtonstore.org.
A
J
apanese architecture had a huge influence on
famed California Arts and Crafts architects
Charles and Henry Greene. For the first time in
the United States, a photography exhibition will
examine that impact from a Japanese perspective.
“Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Bilingual Photography
and the Architecture of Greene & Greene” features
52 works produced by the 20th-century JapaneseAmerican photographer. Forty-six of them are
sumptuous black-and-white photographs showcasing Greene & Greene architecture. Ishimoto
produced the suite of images in 1974 for the
Japanese design magazine Approach. They were
printed by the artist and are on loan from The
Museum of Art, Kochi in Japan. Another six photographs are seminal shots that Ishimoto took of the
17th-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto,
Japan, in 1954.
The exhibition will be on view June 18–Oct. 3,
2016, in the Susan and Stephen Chandler Wing of
the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art.
Just down the hall from that gallery is a refreshed
installation of The Huntington’s permanent display
of Greene & Greene furniture, organized in collaboration with the Gamble House/University of
Southern California.
The proximity of the two galleries will allow
visitors to experience the designs of Charles and
Henry Greene (known for principled, hand-crafted,
and distinctive early 20th-century Arts and Crafts
homes) just a few yards away from their photographic interpretations by Ishimoto.
“Yasuhiro Ishimoto’s beautifully sensitive
photographs of famous Greene & Greene commissions are extraordinary in their composition, texture, and perception, and will add new meaning for
visitors, as they wander the galleries and explore our
collections” said Kevin Salatino, the Hannah and
Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections at The
Huntington.
The exhibition was curated by Anne Mallek,
former curator of the Gamble House in Pasadena,
and Edward R. “Ted” Bosley, Gamble House
director. The Gamble House was designed by the
Greenes in 1908.
Interior detail of the Robert R. Blacker house in Pasadena,
designed by Greene & Greene. Photograph by Yasuhiro
Ishimoto, 1974. © Kochi Prefecture, Ishimoto Yasuhiro
Photo Center.
“Ishimoto’s images represent a unique
vision, fashioned by his birth and education in
the United States and a subsequent career in
Japan, where he ultimately became a naturalized citizen,” said Mallek. “His images don’t
set the works of architecture apart from the
viewer, nor do they put them on a pedestal.
One is pulled in, as if to observe the details that
only the architects and craftsmen may have
cared about.”
Before his death, Ishimoto expressed his
wish to have these photographs shown in the
United States. Now, more than 40 years after
the photos were made, his wish is being
fulfilled.
This exhibition is made possible by the generous
support of the Steven and Kelly McLeod Family
Foundation. Additional support was provided
by John and Sherry Light, Frank and Toshie
Mosher, Harvey and Ellen Knell, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark J. Ledbetter, Akiko Satsuma, and the
Susan and Stephen Chandler Exhibition
Endowment.
A
fter 24 remarkable years at The Huntington, Laurie Sowd
has hung up her hard hat as vice president of operations
and has moved on to embrace new challenges. She leaves an
institution that has been entirely transformed. Sowd guided
some 20 construction projects, from the creation of the Chinese
Garden to the new Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor
Center. Her impressive list of achievements also includes the
expansion of the American art galleries and the renovations of
the Huntington Art Gallery and the Japanese Garden. At the
same time, Sowd oversaw a 176-person division and a $10
million budget, directing the key departments of security,
facilities, and information technology.
Sowd has now taken up a wonderful new opportunity at
the California Science Center, where, as senior vice president of
operations, she’ll lead the ambitious project of building a new
home for the space shuttle Endeavour. You can read a tribute to Laurie Sowd on the Verso blog at
huntingtonblogs.org/2016/03/gratitude.
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An Evening Among the Roses
Summer Evenings for Members
A Celebration of the LGBT Community at The Huntington
Contributor level and above
M
embers are invited to enjoy four special Summer Evenings
at The Huntington in June, July, and August. Wander
through the gardens as the sun sinks low in the sky, dine
at the Café, or bring your own picnic to enjoy on the lawn
while listening to live music. (Don’t forget your blanket or
chair.)
All gardens will be open during Members’ Summer
Evenings, as will the Huntington Store. The Library and art
galleries will be closed.
These after-hours events are a benefit of Membership
at the Contributor, Affiliate, Supporting, Patron, Benefactor,
and Society of Fellows levels. For Membership information,
call 626-405-2124 or visit huntington.org.
T
SOCIETY OF
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Fellows
Upcoming Fellows’ Events
Spring Seminar Lecture
and Reception
Scholarly Sustenance
June–August (8 evenings) 6 p.m.
NEW! Fellows Date Night Series
June–August (4 Fridays) 7 p.m.
INVITATIONS TO FOLLOW
Shattering clichés about harp music while bridging
the gap between traditional and contemporary jazz.
July 9 (Saturday)
Smith the Band
Current and classic country music favorites
for all ages.
July 30 (Saturday)
Zhiming Han New Age Ensemble
International musical styles and instruments
create a relaxing and positive soundscape.
August 13 (Saturday)
Quintet from the Pasadena Symphony
Selections from their classical repertoire.
Photo Jamie Pham
Wells Fargo is proud
to be lead sponsor of
“An Evening Among the Roses.”
Enjoy the Benefits of Membership
pring and summer are gorgeous seasons at The Huntington. The
Café patio is filled, the Coffee Shop is selling oodles of gelato,
the gardens are looking glorious—Huntington life is good. And
there are some wonderful enrichment opportunities for the Society
of Fellows. May is Spring Seminar time, when Fellows gather for
wine, food, friends, and a great evening of learning. In June, our
popular Scholarly Sustenance series returns, with a terrific line-up
of eight informal lectures by visiting research scholars, hosted in
private homes. And making its debut this summer is the newest
Fellows’ series: Date Night at The Huntington, with four Friday
evenings of dinner and exclusive Huntington activities. Look for
details coming this month.
Join the Society of Fellows today to become part of this
remarkable community, defined by annual giving levels that begin
at $2,500. Fellows enjoy exclusive events and opportunities with
The Huntington’s curators and collections. For more information,
contact Pamela Hearn, director of the Society of Fellows, at 626405-2264 or phearn@huntington.org, or visit the Membership
page at huntington.org.
S
June 26 (Sunday)
Lori Andrews JazHarp Quartet
embership gives you the opportunity to enjoy
The Huntington all year round, explore all it has
to offer, and enrich your mind with every visit. At
the same time, it provides essential support for education programs, exhibitions, and research. Benefits
include free admission for two adults and their children or grandchildren, a 10-percent discount in the
Huntington Store, and special Members-only events.
For a complete list of benefits, or to join online, visit
huntington.org or call 626-405-2124.
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Yes! I want to join The Huntington
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he Huntington kicks off National Pride
Month on Friday, June 3, with “An
Evening Among the Roses,” the third
annual garden party celebrating the
important contributions of the LGBT
community to The Huntington. From
donors and staff to the individuals whose
works are preserved in the collections, the
LGBT community is well represented at
The Huntington. This event is an
opportunity to celebrate their important,
ongoing contributions.
The elegant soiree will take place
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. among thousands
of fragrant blooms in the Rose Garden.
Tickets are $95 and must be purchased in
advance. (Last year’s event sold out quickly, so be
sure to get your tickets early.) Fanciful garden party
attire is suggested. For additional information,
tickets, or to make a donation to support the event,
visit huntington.ticketleap.com/amongtheroses2016.
Gardens open 5:30–8 p.m.
Music 6:30–7:30 p.m.
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