Acclaimed Photographer Dr.

Jonathan Singer Named Artist in Residence at the Hunt

ington Botanical Garden in Pasadena
Symbolic Collection announced today Singer has been named Botanical Artist in Re
sidence during 2010 at the Huntington Botanical Garden in Pasadena and will be r
ecognized during a reception on October 18. In addition to this honor, Dr. Singe
r has created a set of images exclusively for the Huntington known as the Huntin
gton 100 or the H100. Prints from that series will be available exclusively by S
ymbolic Collection.
San Diego, CA, October 02, 2010 -- Symbolic Collection announced today Singer ha
s been named Botanical Artist in Residence during 2010 at the Huntington Botanic
al Garden in Pasadena and will be recognized during a reception on October 18. I
n addition to this honor, Dr. Singer has created a set of images exclusively for
the Huntington known as the Huntington 100 or the H100. Prints from that series
will be available exclusively by Symbolic Collection.
A truly eccentric artist, Singer has an eye for capturing nature with his Hassel
blad digital camera to produce images that look like the product of old master p
ainters of the 1600s. Singer is recipient of the Linnaeus silver medal and has b
een recognized for marrying art and science. He became the first photographer in
history and fourth American to earn this award in its 104 year history. Singer
is the recipient of a Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography,
the photographer's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
Known for his exquisite large-scale prints in Botanica Magnifica, a five-volume
set of books that feature single blooms of 250 of the world’s rarest plants create
d and presented only for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural
History in Washington, D.C.
“Just as the finest classical painter attempted to make his brush stroke invisible
, I attempt to capture these botanical specimens with a clarity and humility bec
oming an instrument serving a higher force,” said Singer. “Many of the most unusual
species seen in Botanica Magnifica seem to be alien life forms but really are tr
ue treasures of our home planet.”
In September 2009, Singer joined with Dr. Kress and Hachadourian to create a col
laborative book called Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World’s Most Extraordi
nary Flowers and Plants (Abbeville Press, September 2009). The book features pho
tographs by Singer and text by Dr. Kress and Hachadourian. Please click here to
see to an interview from CBS National News: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?
id=4937453n
A private, nonprofit institution, The Huntington was founded in 1919 by Henry E.
Huntington, an exceptional businessman who built a financial empire that includ
ed railroad companies, utilities, and real estate holdings in Southern Californi
a.
Huntington was also a man of vision – with a special interest in books, art, and g
ardens. During his lifetime, he amassed the core of one of the finest research l
ibraries in the world, established a splendid art collection, and created an arr
ay of botanical gardens with plants from a geographic range spanning the globe.
These three distinct facets of The Huntington are linked by a devotion to resear
ch, education, and beauty. For more information, please visit www.huntington.org
The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, near Pasad
ena, California.
Symbolic Collection has always enjoyed a passion for the unique, specializing in
investment quality, luxury collectibles. Symbolic Collection has two locations
in San Diego – La Jolla and Sorrento Valley and is one division of Symbolic World,
 which includes Symbolic Motors - the world s leading purveyor of exotic and lux
ury automobiles, Symbolic Watch - an International leader in the high-end, compl
icated watch and clock industry, Symbolic @ Scream London – a fine art gallery in
London, and a New York City project space located in the Fuller Building. The ga
llery in La Jolla is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Sor
rento Valley space is by appointment only.
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