archives

On Sunset, Ska Brought People Together

The music was a multicultural refuge for 1980s L.A.

Josh Kun | January 14, 2021

The archive contains 4,000 prints, and 20,000 negatives

Amy Hood | October 1, 2020

Recently digitized images show collaboration and joy in the making of the 1970’s feminist sculpture

Erin Fussell | July 22, 2020

How a symbolic climb changed two men.

Idurre Alonso | June 18, 2020

How Karl Schmidt-Rottluff's legacy outlasted two world wars.

Amy Hood | April 13, 2020

The archive covers every major period of the career of one of the most seminal dance and performance artists of our time.

Amy Hood | February 27, 2020

Drawings and notebooks reveal the architect’s theoretical thinking on the city.

Amy Hood | January 16, 2020

Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past.

Annelisa Stephan | November 14, 2019

A peek under the hood at the realities of capturing the fast-moving web.

Teresa Wong | November 7, 2019

Inside Ruscha's 50-year archive of L.A. streets, now housed at the Getty.

Inside the archive of Sidney Felsen, founder of LA print studio Gemini G.E.L.

Amy Hood | September 9, 2019

Creating an online experience from the archives.