SAN MARINO, CA.- John Murdoch, the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of Art Collections, has announced his retirement from The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Murdoch has led the Art Collections for more than nine years; he will step down June 30, 2012. “His contributions have been absolutely extraordinary,” said Steven S. Koblik, Huntington president. “With the building of the Erburu Gallery, John played a central role in the development of the Scott Galleries of American Art, but most dramatically, his remarkable leadership in restoring the historic Huntington residence and creating a coherent display of the European art collections can only be described as awe inspiring.” Murdoch oversees the permanent installations of European and American art at The Huntington as well as the institution’s program of temporary art exhibitions. Under his leadership, the collections have