The six-decade-long career of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Al Martinez is showcased in an exhibition that looks back at how the writer has chronicled the foibles, peccadilloes, accomplishments, and, sometimes, sad plights of those around him. "Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.," on view in the Library, West Hall, at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens from March 17 to June 25, 2012, will trace Martinez's work from his letters during the Korean War through his 25 years as a columnist with the Los Angeles Times and up to the present, with his regular columns for the Los Angeles Daily News and Topanga Messenger.
The exhibition will highlight about 75 items from The Huntington’s collections, including columns; newspaper cartoons and ads depicting Martinez and promoting his columns; notes, corrected typescripts, and first editions of his books; magazine articles; scripts and call sheets from his television writing; travel articles and maps; and photographs, including those documenting him in his bursting home office or with his wife of 62 years, Joanne.
Martinez, 82, donated his papers to The Huntington in 2006, and as an active writer he continues to send materials to the Library on a regular basis. The Martinez archive joins those of two of his Los Angeles Times colleagues - editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad (1924-2010) and the columnist Jack Smith (1916-1996) - and the Times' corporate archive, all previously donated to The Huntington. The display will also include a few items on loan from Martinez, including a Pulitzer Prize plaque and other personal memorabilia.
"Al Martinez has an extraordinary ability to take something very personal and spin it out beautifully to make you laugh or weep," says Sara "Sue" Hodson, curator of literary manuscripts at The Huntington, "but at the same time he can apply such introspective stories in broader ways so that he's not just writing about himself."
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Book Series: The Latino Experience in L.A.
Feb. 29, March 28 and April 25 (Wednesdays) 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
A selection of readings will capture the humor, compassion, anger, fear, and triumphs of the Latino experience in the greater Los Angeles community. Facilitator Judith Palarz will lead discussions of The Barbarian Nurseries, by Hector Tobar; The Madonnas of Echo Park, by Brando Skyhorse; and The Tortilla Curtain, by T. C. Boyle. The series also includes excerpts from Reflections, by Al Martinez, as well as a private tour of the exhibition by curator Sue Hodson.
Members: $75. Non-Members: $85. Registration: 626-405-2128 (Registration opens Dec. 16).
A Conversation with Al and Joanne Martinez, with host Larry Mantle
April 4 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m.
Larry Mantle, host of KPCC's Air Talk, will conduct an informal chat with Al and Joanne Martinez about their lives, Al's columns and other writings, and their memories of travel and family. Reservations are not required and the event is free and open to the public. Friends' Hall.
Curator Tour: Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.
April 19 (Thursday) 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Join Al Martinez and curator Sue Hodson for a private tour of the exhibition and gain insights into the life and writings of this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, known best for his columns in the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 2009.
Members: $15. Non-Members: $20. Registration: 626-405-2128 (Registration opens February 28)
Visitor information
The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, Calif., 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is open to the public Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day) are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays. Admission on weekdays: $15 adults, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students (ages 12-18 or with full-time student I.D.), $6 youth (ages 5-11), free for children under 5. Group rate $11 per person for groups of 15 or more. Members are admitted free. Admission on weekends and Monday holidays: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, $6 youth, free for children under 5. Group rate $14 per person for groups of 15 or more. Members are admitted free. Admission is free to all visitors on the first Thursday of each month with advance tickets. Information: 626-405-2100 or www.huntington.org.
The exhibition will highlight about 75 items from The Huntington’s collections, including columns; newspaper cartoons and ads depicting Martinez and promoting his columns; notes, corrected typescripts, and first editions of his books; magazine articles; scripts and call sheets from his television writing; travel articles and maps; and photographs, including those documenting him in his bursting home office or with his wife of 62 years, Joanne.
Martinez, 82, donated his papers to The Huntington in 2006, and as an active writer he continues to send materials to the Library on a regular basis. The Martinez archive joins those of two of his Los Angeles Times colleagues - editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad (1924-2010) and the columnist Jack Smith (1916-1996) - and the Times' corporate archive, all previously donated to The Huntington. The display will also include a few items on loan from Martinez, including a Pulitzer Prize plaque and other personal memorabilia.
"Al Martinez has an extraordinary ability to take something very personal and spin it out beautifully to make you laugh or weep," says Sara "Sue" Hodson, curator of literary manuscripts at The Huntington, "but at the same time he can apply such introspective stories in broader ways so that he's not just writing about himself."
Related Programming
Book Series: The Latino Experience in L.A.
Feb. 29, March 28 and April 25 (Wednesdays) 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
A selection of readings will capture the humor, compassion, anger, fear, and triumphs of the Latino experience in the greater Los Angeles community. Facilitator Judith Palarz will lead discussions of The Barbarian Nurseries, by Hector Tobar; The Madonnas of Echo Park, by Brando Skyhorse; and The Tortilla Curtain, by T. C. Boyle. The series also includes excerpts from Reflections, by Al Martinez, as well as a private tour of the exhibition by curator Sue Hodson.
Members: $75. Non-Members: $85. Registration: 626-405-2128 (Registration opens Dec. 16).
A Conversation with Al and Joanne Martinez, with host Larry Mantle
April 4 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m.
Larry Mantle, host of KPCC's Air Talk, will conduct an informal chat with Al and Joanne Martinez about their lives, Al's columns and other writings, and their memories of travel and family. Reservations are not required and the event is free and open to the public. Friends' Hall.
Curator Tour: Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.
April 19 (Thursday) 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Join Al Martinez and curator Sue Hodson for a private tour of the exhibition and gain insights into the life and writings of this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, known best for his columns in the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 2009.
Members: $15. Non-Members: $20. Registration: 626-405-2128 (Registration opens February 28)
Visitor information
The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, Calif., 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is open to the public Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day) are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays. Admission on weekdays: $15 adults, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students (ages 12-18 or with full-time student I.D.), $6 youth (ages 5-11), free for children under 5. Group rate $11 per person for groups of 15 or more. Members are admitted free. Admission on weekends and Monday holidays: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, $6 youth, free for children under 5. Group rate $14 per person for groups of 15 or more. Members are admitted free. Admission is free to all visitors on the first Thursday of each month with advance tickets. Information: 626-405-2100 or www.huntington.org.
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