Explore the Era

Delve into the postwar Los Angeles art world in this online archive, which provides additional material related to the exhibitions on view at the Getty Center. Learn about hipsters and happenings, and the venues across the city where all the action took place through images from the archives and first-hand accounts with the artists.

From the Archive

Frederick Eversley polishing one of his sculptures

Frederick Eversley polishing one of his sculptures, 1970. Image courtesy of and © Frederick Eversley

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Works of Art

  • Untitled

    Untitled, 1970, Frederick Eversley. Three-color, three-layer cast polyester. 20 x 20 x 6 in. Collection of the artist. © Frederick Eversley

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  • Frederick Eversley

    Frederick Eversley in his studio, 1971. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the artist and the Frank J. Thomas Archives

  • Announcement, Frederick Eversley exhibition

    Announcement for Frederick Eversley exhibition Colored Parabolic Space at the Quay Gallery in San Francisco, 1971. © Frederick Eversley. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of George Herms, 2009.M.20