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.

Llyn Foulkes Studio

Before moving to Topanga Canyon in 1979, artist Llyn Foulkes spent nearly 20 years living at this location in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles. The topographical idiosyncrasies of the area made their way into his rock paintings of the 1960s.

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Works of Art

  • Flanders

    Flanders, 1961–62, Llyn Foulkes. Mixed media. 54 x 36 x 14 in. and 16 x 15 3/4 in. Collection of Ernest & Eunice White. © Llyn Foulkes. Photo © Douglas M. Parker Studio