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.

Ed Moses Studio

Ed Moses was one of several Los Angeles artists who relocated their studios to Venice to benefit from larger, less expensive spaces, as well as a thriving artistic community.

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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: Ed Moses

    Video: Ed Moses speaks about his work, November 2009

  • 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