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Peace Tower installation in Los Angeles, 1966. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11.37. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Photo by Charles Brittin
On View at the Getty Center: Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics 1950-1980
In February 1966, Mark di Suvero, with the help of Lloyd Hamrol, Ed Bereal, Mel Edwards, Judy Chicago, and several other artists, built the six-story-tall Peace Tower. Also known as Artists’ Tower of Protest, the construction was prominently located on Sunset Boulevard, not far from Gallery Row. The whole effort was the first large-scale artist-led protest of the Vietnam War in the U.S.
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Video: Art of Protest—Artist Suzanne Lacy discusses the connection between art and activism
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Video: Charles Brittin speaks about the Peace Tower (Artist's Tower of Protest, 1966), November 2006
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Artists’ protest poster and manifesto, "Stop: We Dissent," 1965. Designed by Hardy Hanson. Courtesy of the artist. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11.30
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Susan Sontag at the Peace Tower installation in Los Angeles, February 26, 1966. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11. Photo by and © Annette Del Zoppo
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Four young women looking at panels at the Peace Tower installation in Los Angeles, February 1966. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Photo by Charles Brittin
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“Artists Against Escalation” protest at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), May 16, 1965. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11.32. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Photo by Charles Brittin
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Protest on La Cienega Boulevard, outside the Ferus Gallery, May 15, 1965. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Photo by Charles Brittin
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Poster for the “Angry Arts” Against the War Peace Walk, 1967. Designed by Hardy Hanson. Courtesy of the artist. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin papers, 2005.M.11.31
