Edward Biberman, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice

  Initially created in   1941 for the Post Office in Venice, California, under the auspices of the Treasury Department’s Section of   Fine Arts, Edward Biberman's mural Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice has been recently restored. The monumental painting depicts city founder Abbot Kinney’s grand vision for Venice as a   West-coast cultural mecca. The exhibition includes other works of art from the museum’s collection, as well as historical photographs and ephemera that trace the   rich and colorful history of Venice and Biberman’s lasting influence, still apparent in murals throughout Venice   today.

May 18–Nov 16, 2014
Art of the Americas Building, Level 3

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Biberman in Venice

Judith Baca, professor at UCLA and founder of the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), talks about the history of mural painting in Venice, California, her own work, and the ongoing legacy of Edward Biberman. SPARC is hosting a related exhibition, Lost Horizons: Mural Dreams of Edward Biberman through July 31, 2014.

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It all started late last November. That is, the idea for Edward Biberman’s Venice, California, Post Office mural, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice, to be shown at LACMA.

I was a double major as an undergraduate, in art history and political science, and have always loved the intersection of art and politics.

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