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

Llyn Foulkes stands by his work Flanders (1960–62) at the opening of his solo exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, September 18, 1962. Image courtesy of and © Llyn Foulkes

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Styles & Materials

• Assemblage & Collage
• Painting

Time Periods & Venues

• 1960s
• Museums

Works of Art

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  Flanders, 1961–62, Llyn Foulkes. Mixed media. 54 x 36 x 14 in. and 16 x 15 3/4 in. Collection of Ernest & Eunice White. © Llyn Foulkes. Photo © Douglas M. Parker Studio

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  Thomas Leavitt, Llyn Foulkes, and Walter Hopps at the opening of Foulkes's exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, September 18, 1962. Image courtesy of and © Llyn Foulkes