Please join us for an Art History Distinguished Alum Lecture with Linde B. Lehtinen followed by a reception in the Chazen Museum of Art Lobby.
Linde B. Lehtinen is responsible for The Huntington Library’s vast photography collection of nearly one million images. She received her B.A. in art history from the University of Chicago and M.A. (2005) and Ph.D. (2014) in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked for several museums, including The Getty, the Skirball Cultural Center, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). She is currently co-curating exhibitions which open in 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence entitled “This Land Is…” and a series of California-based work by Chicana photographer Laura Aguilar recently acquired by The Huntington.