Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

May 16, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$108,822,623

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Encompassing approximately 120 acres of the 207-acre grounds, the botanical gardens contain more than a dozen principal garden areas. Highlights - Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, reflecting the traditional style of scholar gardens in Suzhou, China, and featuring a 1.5-acre lake, a complex of pavilions, a teahouse and tea shop, and five stone bridges set against a wooded backdrop of mature oaks and pines. This initial phase of the garden covers about 3.5 acres of a planned 12-acre site. Plans and preparations are under way for phase II. - The Desert Garden, one of the largest outdoor collections of mature cacti and succulents in the world. - The Japanese Garden, with traditional Japanese plants, a drum bridge, a Japanese house, stone ornaments, a walled Zen garden, and a bonsai court. It closes for renovation in April 2011 and will reopen in the spring of 2012 to commemorate its centennial. - The Helen and Peter Bing Children's Garden, introducing youngsters to the wonders of the natural world through interactive sculptural elements. - The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science and the Associated Foundations Teaching Greenhouse, providing hands-on botanical science opportunities for children and families. The adjacent Botanical Center houses laboratories and classrooms that provide learning opportunities in plant sciences and gardening. - Additional garden areas are devoted to roses and camellias, each collection having more than 1,400 different cultivars. The camellia collection is considered one of the most comprehensive in the world. - The Herb, Jungle, Australian, Subtropical, and Palm gardens are among other important botanical attractions. Each year, The Huntington hosts botanical shows, conferences, lectures, and plant sales that focus on specific themes, including: Southland Orchid Show Committee celebrated its 50th anniversary with a show and sale in October; more than 200 cactus and succulent enthusiasts attended the annual Desert Garden Forum; 300 participants attended the annual Great Rosarians of the World symposium; the 7th Annual Clivia show, San Marino League Art Walk, and the annual California Bonsai Society shows were all held at The Huntington this past year.

Activity 3

The Huntington Art Collections focus on European art from the 15th to the early 20th century and American art from the late 17th to the mid-20th century. The holdings continue to grow by gift and purchase, especially in the areas of American and 19th-century British art. The European art collections include about 420 paintings, approximately 370 works of sculpture, more than 2,500 decorative art objects, and 20,000 prints and drawings. The American art holdings now number about 240 paintings, 50 works of sculpture, 990 decorative art objects, 8,000 prints and drawings, and 1,800 photographs. Access to collections, by the public of about 500,000 visitors, is provided through permanent installations and special exhibitions, publications, public programs, and research. The European collections are displayed in the Huntington Art Gallery, the original Huntington residence; American art is on view in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art; and special exhibitions are presented in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery. The Huntington also regularly loans art objects for special exhibitions at museums nationally and internationally. Exhibits during the year included: - British Watercolors of the Eastern Mediterranean included Huntington-owned works by Edward Lear (1812-1888), John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), and David Wilkie (1785-1841); - Drawn to Satire: John Sloan's Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock; - Impressions of an Age: Dutch and Flemish Prints of the 17th Century, - Children's Book Illustration of 19th-Century Britain; - California Landscapes: Gifts to The Huntington's Art Collections; - The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs.

Filer

EIN

95-1644589