What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century, Part I

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The more than 100 items featured (about 50 in each of two consecutive installations) represent recent trends in developing TheHuntington's Library collection and range from a 15th-century Middle English manuscript of one of the foundational texts of travel literature to large-scale inkjet botanical prints made in 2009 by California artist Jane O'Neal. Other highlights include 19th-century valentines, a 1942 photograph by Ansel Adams of the sandstone wall and ancient ruins at Canyon de Chelly, and author Paul Theroux's journal for his classic book "The Great Railway Bazaar," among many others. All works on view have been acquired in the 21st century, and this is the first time that they will be on public display at The Huntington. Together the objects illuminate, in unexpected ways, the rich texture and diversity of the Library today. "What Now, Part II" is on view May 1–Aug. 24, 2020.