Huntington to Host Civil War Exhibitions

The Huntington Library in San Marino, California, will host two exhibitions of Civil War photographs and related material this fall.

The photo exhibit, "A Strange and Fearful Interest: Death, Mourning and Memory in the American Civil War," will be presented in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery. It will feature 150 Civil War photographs from the library's archives that offer a look at how the evolving technology of photography was able to capture, reflect and shape the nation's views of death and mourning. This exhibit opens October 13.

In a related exhibit, The Huntington will mount "A Just Cause: Voices of the Civil War," a display of Civil War library material, such as letters, diaries, and newspaper and magazine articles from the war, in the West Hall of the Library. This exhibit will open September 22.

The Huntington hosted an amazing exhibition on Abraham Lincoln that I was fortunate enough to see in 1993, so I'm sure this one will be equally amazing!