Image: Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907

Gustav Klimt: Five Paintings from the Collection of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer

April 4
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June 30, 2006
LACMA is honored to announce a special exhibition of five important paintings by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). The paintings were recently returned by the Austrian…
Ettore Sottsass, in collaboration with Perry A King, Valentine portable typewriter

Ettore Sottsass

March 12
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June 11, 2006
Long recognized as a major figure in architecture and design, Ettore Sottsass, Jr., is celebrated internationally for his landmark contributions such as the first Italian…

LACMA at Forty: Gifts in Honor of the Museum’s Anniversary

February 24
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April 16, 2006
Art of the Americas Building
This year, LACMA celebrates its fortieth anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, an exhibition of works of art given or promised to the museum in honor of its first four…

Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship

September 10, 2005
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January 2, 2006
Lords of Creation explores the development of divine kings and their roles in the emergence of a complex urban society 2,000 years ago in the Maya region (southern Mexico,…
Image: Luchita Hurtado, Untitled, c. 1950s

Celebrating Luchita Hurtado

An appreciation of the artist by curator Jennifer King

Adrian: The Couture Years, 1942-52

August 17, 1995
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January 7, 1996
Highlighting one of the most inspired talents of Hollywood’s golden years, the exhibition focused on the couture fashion that followed Gilbert Adrian’s years of costume designing…
Exhibition Poster: Two Centuries of Black American Art

Two Centuries of Black American Art

September 30
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November 21, 1976
Ahmanson Building
In 1976 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opened Two Centuries of Black American Art as its major exhibition for the American bicentennial year. It was the first comprehensive…