Video: Excerpt from the film The Painter Sam Francis, produced and directed by Jeffrey Perkins. ©2008 Body and Soul Productions, All Rights Reserved

Video: De Wain Valentine and the L.A. Art Scene in the 1960s and 70s is explored by the Getty Conservation Institute.

Video: MasKast Resin, the polyester developed by De Wain Valentine to create his large-scale sculptures, is explored by the Getty Conservation Institute.

Video: Surface Matters—learn about the role of and upkeep for the pristine surfaces on De Wain Valentine's sculptures through the work of the Getty Conservation Institute.

Video: Learn about the research and activities of the Getty Conservation Institute that went into the planning of the exhibition From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column.

Video: Interview with John McCracken, October 4, 2010, New York, NY. © 2010 Glenstone

Video: Charles Brittin speaks about the Peace Tower (Artist's Tower of Protest, 1966), November 2006

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

Video: Arts advocate Lyn Kienholz talks about censorship in the L.A. art scene

Video: Visit Edward Kienholz’s 1966 LACMA exhibition and watch people react to his 1964 sculpture Back Seat Dodge ’38. Excerpt from the documentary film Kienholz on Exhibit, 1969, directed by June Steel. © June Steel

Video: Discover how L.A. artists of the 1960s and 1970s appropriated commercial culture

Video: Learn more about the region’s network of art schools with artist Barbara T. Smith

Video: Art of Protest—Artist Suzanne Lacy discusses the connection between art and activism

Exhibition Film: Learn about the birth of the L.A. art scene from the people who shaped it. Their dynamic developments and artistic innovations during the postwar period turned the city into a world-class art center.

Video: The story behind the making of Gray Column, from its original concept to its display at the Getty Center, includes a wealth of stunning archival images taken during Gray Column’s creation.