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

Announcement for Doug Wheeler exhibition at Ace Gallery in Los Angeles , 1970. Printed plastic. © Doug Wheeler. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of George Herms, 2009.M.20.6

On View at the Getty Center: Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics 1950-1980

Doug Chrismas first established the Ace Gallery in Vancouver, but resettled in Los Angeles in 1966. The gallery has made a name for itself by showing cutting-edge artists from both coasts, such as Richard Serra, Robert Irwin, and Carl Andre. For this invitation, Wheeler was inspired by the plastic signage found on airplanes.

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Styles & Materials

• Light & Space

Time Periods & Venues

• 1970s
• Galleries

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