Billy Al Bengston’s studio on Mildred Street in Venice, California, 1970. Image courtesy of and © Billy Al Bengston

Allan McCollum assembles a group of his Constructed Paintings in his studio at Brooks Avenue and Speedway in Venice, California, 1972. Image courtesy of and © Allan McCollum

Ed Moses and Frank Gehry in Greece, 1975. Image courtesy of Ed Moses and Frank Gehry

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

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

An exhibition at Billy Al Bengston’s Artist Studio, with works by Ed Ruscha, Peter Alexander, and John McCracken, 1970. Image courtesy of Billy Al Bengston

Norman Zammitt working in his studio in Pasadena, California, 1976. Image courtesy of and © Norman Zammitt Estate

Norman Zammitt's painting materials in his studio in Pasadena, California, 1978. Image courtesy of and © Norman Zammitt Estate

Ken Price firing works for his Curio Store at the home of Dennis Hopper in Taos, New Mexico, 1973. Photo by Happy Price. Image courtesy of the Ken Price Studio

Exterior view of Larry Bell's studio on Market Street in Venice, California, ca. 1970. Image courtesy of and © Larry Bell

Installation view of Craig Kauffman's solo exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, including works from Kauffman's Loops series, 1970. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives

Nicholas Wilder, ca. 1969–70. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives

George Herms in his studio on Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1977. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives

John McLaughlin in front of one of his paintings, ca. 1975. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives

Bruce Nauman in his studio in Pasadena, California, ca. 1970. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives