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

Felix Landau in his gallery on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. Photo by Frank J. Thomas. Courtesy of the Frank J. Thomas Archives

Historic Map Locations

• Explore the historic Los Angeles art scene related to this type of work.

Time Periods & Venues

• 1950s
• 1960s
• Galleries

Explore the Archive

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