The Huntington, recently renamed The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, marks its centennial with a year-long celebration and new exhibit, Nineteen Nineteen. Culled from the museum’s holdings of some 11 million items, the nearly 300 objects on display are divided into five thematic sections — Fight, Return, Map, Move, and Build — and include photographs, art, books, maps, posters and other archival material that look at crucial events and issues from world history from the year the institution was founded in 1919: the aftermath of WW I, Paris Peace Conference, passing of women’s right to vote, a flu pandemic, etc.

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George R. Watson, Portrait of Henry E. Huntington on Loggia of San Marino Residence, April 1919; printed 1927. Gelatin silver.

The exhibit also explores significant moments related to local history, including those of founders Henry E. and Arabella Huntington, and how they transformed their private estate and collection into a public institution.

The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino; Mon. & Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; through Jan. 20.; $29, $24 seniors & students, children $13, under 4 free. (626) 405-2100, huntington.org.

 

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Howard Chandler Christy (1873–1952), Americans All! Victory Liberty Loan, 1919. Lithograph, Boston: Forbes, 29 15/16 x 19 7/8 in. (Courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens)

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Nineteen Nineteen (2019) by James Glisson and Jennifer Watts. Book to complement the exhibition. Published by The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens