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Steeped, and ready to pour Tea service returns to the Huntington by Bondo Wyszpolski The historic Rose Garden Tea Room folded up its petals for the duration of the pandemic, but the closure also allowed for extensive renovations. Located in San Marino, on the grounds of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, the […]
A walk in the park “Excursions of Imagination: 100 Great British Drawings from the Huntington’s Collection” by Bondo Wyszpolski The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens had begun to celebrate its centennial over the course of 2019 and 2020, and this show, “Excursions of Imagination,” was earmarked for that occasion. Like much else, it […]
Rural romantic “A Memoir of Samuel Palmer,” by Samuel Palmer, A.H. Palmer, and F.G. Stephens (Getty Publications, 96 pp., $10.95) by Bondo Wyszpolski In addition to its often meaty and handsome art catalogues, the Getty has since 2018 been releasing a series of low-priced, small-format paperbacks under the general title of “Lives of the Artists.” […]
Healthy and attractive at 100 “1919” – The Huntington kicks off its centennial celebration On August 30, 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the trust document “that would transform their property into a public institution,” which is to say “a free public library, art gallery, museum and park.” Although it didn’t formally open to the […]
“Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden” – a theater review Immersive tales of love across time and space at the Huntington The evocatively titled “Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden” has everything but the fireflies, the cicadas, and the crickets in their bamboo cages. But it’s easy to imagine that they’re present as well. Written, and I’m […]