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Virtually pressed up against the northern boundaries of Los Angeles, the Mojave Desert can be considered Hollywood’s backyard if not its backlot. See the Mojave take on multiple guises in well-loved movies throughout the decades.
The Huntington can be daunting for the casual visitor. But it’s a welcome challenge for those who are up for it. Here are the ten best ways to explore the wonders of The Huntington, inside and out, in its 100th year.
Interactive: The Chicano Photographer Who Captured 40+ Years of Hollywood and Civil Rights Movements
The average American would not know George Rodriguez's name, though his images have been featured in magazines, newspapers, books, and even record covers seen by millions. The Vincent Price Art Museum is honoring him with his first retrospective.
For the last 30 years, El Nopal Press has intentionally been a studio where artists can experiment with printmaking. Some of the most provocative artistic pieces and innovations have come from the studio’s collaborations with women.
Michael Rakowitz, the internationally-acclaimed Iraqi American artist reconstructs Room F in Iraq’s Northwest Palace of Nimrud, and tackles a history of migration and displacement that has been going on for hundreds of years.
Shirley Burman Steinheimer’s story tells of her first date with Richard Steinheimer. It was a prelude to one of the great untold romances of the desert.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary art world through the eyes of a legendary art dealer and curator, Jeffrey Deitch.
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Inspired by Oaxacan traditions, Dia de Los Muertos was brought to L.A. in the '70s as a way to enrich and reclaim Chicano identity. It has since grown in proportions and is celebrated around the world.
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"Artbound" looks at the dinnerware of Heath Ceramics and a design that has stood the test of time since the company began in the late 1940’s.
Visual representations of women online are outdated. The Noun Project is holding a series of hackathons to help create more inclusive icons in the digital world.
Chilean artist Victor Castillo’s art style utilizes a classic Americana style of the 1950s reminiscent of Norman Rockwell and early Disney, but painted with a more innocent, cartoonish brush. Now his works are brought to life in CGI.
“In the Sunshine of Neglect," a double venue exhibition, exposes the many layers of life in a vast area of contiguous valleys nestled below the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains: Inland Southern California.