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.
Exhibitions at the Getty Center
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Rani Singh of the Getty Research Institute and Jack Brogan, conservator, inspect De Wain Valentine's Red Concave Circle in Brogan's studio in Inglewood, California, June 17, 2011. © De Wain Valentine
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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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John Altoon smoking, ca. 1963. Image courtesy of Larry Bell. Photo by Dennis Hopper and © The Dennis Hopper Trust
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Two Gray Walls, 1975–76, De Wain Valentine. Cast polyester resin. © De Wain Valentine. Photo courtesy of De Wain Valentine
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Larry Bell’s studio in 1970. Photo by Larry Bell. Image courtesy of Billy Al Bengston
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Slideshow: De Wain Valentine’s process of creating Gray Column, 1975–76. © De Wain Valentine. First, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th photo by and © Cathy Weiner; 2nd and 3rd photo by Sean Valentine
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De Wain Valentine and two of his studio assistants, Chris D'Arcangelo (left) and Keith Anderson (right), 1975–76. Photo © Cathy Weiner
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Slideshow: Gray Column moves from conservator Jack Brogan’s studio to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. Artwork © De Wain Valentine
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Slideshow: Documentation of De Wain Valentine‘s Circle series of polyester resin circles, 1960s. Artwork © De Wain Valentine. Photo © Harry Drinkwater
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De Wain Valentine in his Venice studio. Photo: © Cathy Weiner
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De Wain Valentine in his Venice studio with one of his eight-foot Circle polyester pieces, 1970s. Artwork © De Wain Valentine. Photo © Harry Drinkwater
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De Wain Valentine polishing Gray Column in 1976. © De Wain Valentine. Photo courtesy of De Wain Valentine
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De Wain Valentine in front of Gray Column, 1975–76, during the polishing stage. © De Wain Valentine. Photo courtesy of De Wain Valentine
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Betty Asher and Henry Hopkins in front of Ed Ruscha's painting The Los Angeles County Museum on Fire (1965–68), ca. late 1960s. © Ed Ruscha. The Getty Research Institute, Betty Asher Papers, Gift of Michael Asher, 2009.M.30
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Vija Celmins in her studio in Venice, California, 1966. Photo by Tony Berlant. Art © Vija Celmins