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

Ed Moses with his installation at Mizuno Gallery

Ed Moses with his installation at Mizuno Gallery, 1970. Image courtesy of and © Billy Al Bengston

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Works of Art

  • Hegemann Wedge

    Hegemann Wedge, 1971, Ed Moses. Powdered pigment, acrylic, and resin on canvas. 96 x 82 in. Collection of Phyllis & John Kleinberg. Image courtesy of and © Ed Moses

  • Dalton's Waffle #1

    Dalton's Waffle #1, 1960, Ed Moses. Crushed newspaper, shellac, and wood. 39 1/2 x 34 3/4 in. Collection of Jim Newman & Jane Ivory. Image courtesy of and © Ed Moses

Explore the Archive

  • Video: the postwar L.A. gallery scene

    Video: Making the Scene—find out about the L.A. gallery scene during the postwar years

  • Video: Riko Mizuno, Vija Celmins, and Ed Moses

    Video: Riko Mizuno, Vija Celmins, and Ed Moses speak about the Mizuno Gallery, 2009–11

  • Video: Ed Moses

    Video: Ed Moses speaks about his work, November 2009

  • Announcement for Grup Shrow at Mizuno Gallery

    Announcement for the exhibition Grup Shrow at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1972. © Riko Mizuno. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.3

  • Poster for Ed Moses exhibition

    Poster for Ed Moses exhibition at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1969. Courtesy Mizuno Gallery. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Michael Asher , 2009.M.30

  • Ed Moses, ca 1966

    Ed Moses, ca. 1966. Image courtesy of Ed Moses. Photo by John Waggaman

  • Resin painting by Ed Moses at Billy Al Bengston’s studio

    A resin painting by Ed Moses in an exhibition at Billy Al Bengston’s Artist Studio, 1970. © Ed Moses. Photo by Billy Al Bengston. Image courtesy of and © Billy Al Bengston Art

  • Ed Moses working on a resin painting

    Ed Moses working on a resin painting on the floor of his studio in the early 1970s. Image courtesy of Ed Moses

  • Ed Moses painting on the floor

    Ed Moses painting on the floor of his studio, ca. 1955. Image courtesy of Ed Moses