Schedule
HostsWays to Give
HomePlaylistSchedule
HostsEventsOn DemandOur StoryOur TeamWays to Give Become a Sponsor
How to ListenVisit Help CenterContact Us

Find Us on Social Media:

Logo image

Find Us on Social Media:

Download Our Mobile App:

google play icon

About

HomePlaylistSchedule
HostsOn DemandOur StoryOur Team

Community

EventsWays to Give Become a SponsorPressDiversity StatementCareersAnnual EEO ReportDigital Accessibility

Help

How to ListenVisit Help CenterContact Us

©2025 Classical California

Sweepstakes RulesFCC ComplianceLocal Public FilesCPB ComplianceAnnual EEO ReportPrivacy PolicyCode of Integrity

articles / Pop Culture

Visual Voyages at The Huntington Library

Pop CultureArts Alive Blog


Feathered cape, Tupinambá people, Brazil, 17th century | All Photos Courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens | © RMAH

Hit play below to listen to our Arts Alive feature with The Huntington Library’s Dr. Daniela Bleichmar.

Visual Voyages at The Huntington Library
00:00
    Institutions across Southern California are joining forces for a major arts initiative this year entitled Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, which explores Latin American and Latino art in conversation with the city of Los Angeles.

The Huntington Library spent the last four years preparing their contribution, “Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin,” which is on display until January 2018.

The exhibition examines the connection between art and science through paintings, rare books, illustrated manuscripts, plants, and even taxidermy from around the world. Many objects on display from the Huntington archives and from collections across Europe and Latin America are open to the public for the first time—and possibly the last time.

Dr. Daniela Bleichmar, who curated “Visual Voyages” with the Huntington’s Catherine Hess, gave KUSC’s Gail Eichenthal a look at the diverse offerings in the exhibition. Dr. Bleichmar explains that juxtaposing works from European and Latin American artists reveal how the study of nature was central to understanding art and the natural world:

“If you see a wonderful book or manuscript from the Huntington you get one story, but if you see it in conversation with these objects that we were able to bring to LA from other places, all of a sudden the story changes. What we’re doing here is rewriting that history.”

From sixteenth-century atlases to botanical illustrations to sublime landscape paintings, “Visual Voices” leaves no leaf unturned in their presentation of Latin American nature.
 

“Le vrais Bresil es province du Quito” in Vallard Atlas | © The Huntington
 
 

“De Insulis nuper in mari Indico repertis”: A woodcut depicting the first encounter between American Indians and Europeans © The Huntington
 
Upcoming events in conjunction with “Visual Voyages” include cooking classes, book signings, curated tours, lectures, and musical performances. Find out more here.

Pop CultureArts Alive Blog
Written by:
Rose Campion
Rose Campion
Published on 10.01.2018
Loading...

MORE LIKE THIS

Here’s How The Huntington is Celebrating its Centennial

Here’s How The Huntington is Celebrating its Centennial

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens celebrates its 100th anniversary with year-long events, including exhibitions, lectures, and the opening of new garden features.

09/08/2019
This Weekend: Dance Meets Percussion at the Wallis

This Weekend: Dance Meets Percussion at the Wallis

The Wallis Annenberg Center hosts the first collaboration between Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion, showcasing a broad artistic range.

01/11/2019
Holiday Cheer at the Music Center

Holiday Cheer at the Music Center

The L.A. County Holiday Celebration, a multicultural event founded in 1959, features performances from diverse groups. Held on Dec 24 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

12/14/2018
Discover a Different Side of Degas at the Norton Simon

Discover a Different Side of Degas at the Norton Simon

Explore Degas' creative process in "Taking Shape: Degas as Sculptor" at Norton Simon Museum, featuring his bronzes, pastels, drawings, and paintings till April 9th.

10/01/2018
Discover the Music of Galina Ustvolskaya at the Ojai Music Festival

Discover the Music of Galina Ustvolskaya at the Ojai Music Festival

The Ojai Music Festival, running from June 7-10, features the works of Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya, performed by musical director Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Markus Hinterhäuser.

10/01/2018
Checking out PST: LA/LA at The Getty, LACMA & MOCA

Checking out PST: LA/LA at The Getty, LACMA & MOCA

Over 70 Southern California institutions unite for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, showcasing Latin American and Latino Art with exhibitions from over a thousand artists.

10/04/2017