Much of what the world sees of L.A. is in movies or on TV. But a new exhibition opening today at the Getty Center offers an enticing glimpse of the city’s past through the lenses of photographers—some well known, some… More»
In Focus
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Looking at Los Angeles through the Lens
Also tagged Garry Winogrand, L.A. art, Los Angeles, Pacific Standard Time, photographs, PST, PSTinLA
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Finding the Grace in Trees

Eliot Porter
American, 1901–1990
Juniper Tree, Arches National Monument, Utah, August 27, 1958
Dye transfer print
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist
The relationship between the individual tree and the scene or the event depicted is what is interesting to see and to understand. Each photo tells a unique story. Trees are sometimes so old, they have seen so much. Trees don’t wait for the photographer to be beautiful or expressive, they just are. More»
Also tagged Eliot Porter, Myoung Ho Lee, nature photography, Trees, William Henry Fox Talbot
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A Seductive Still Life
Greeting you as you enter the exhibition In Focus: Still Life are two beautiful photographs that incorporate dead animals in their compositions. Lorikeet with Green Cloth by Marian Drew includes a parrot on a plate, while Sharon Core’s portrait of… More»
Also tagged Getty Museum collection, photographs, Sharon Core, still life
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