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18 Alaska beyond Magazine april 2015
Los Angeles, CA
Gifts for a
Fabulous 50
As the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art celebrates its first
half-century this month, it will
unveil the special exhibition “50
for 50: Gifts on the Occasion of
LACMA’s Anniversary” (April 26–
September 7) to highlight the
diversity of its collections.
With more than 120,000 pieces
of art in total, LACMA has one of
the largest holdings in America.
In the exhibition, the museum
will share 50 or more new and
exceptional donated works from
various time periods, locations
and art movements. The exhibition
will include acclaimed pieces such
as the 1860 painting The Virgin
and the Host by Jean-Auguste
Dominique Ingres and the 1962
silkscreen-on-linen Two Marilyns
by Andy Warhol. LACMA’s new
gifts will be revealed to the public
when the exhibition opens on April
26 with a free-admission day. Call
323-857-6000 or visit lacma.org to
learn more. —Tanya Friedland
Roy Lichtenstein, Interior with Three
Hanging Lamps (1991), oil and Magna
acrylic paint on canvas.
LACMA Birthday Tie-ins …
• “Unframed,” ongoing;
the museum’s blog highlights
a different piece of art from
LACMA each week.
• “Lens Work: Celebrating
LACMA’s Experimental
Photography at 50,” through
July 4; select photos from the
permanent collections.
• 50th Anniversary Gala, April
18; an advance showing of “50
for 50” for donors, trustees
and friends of the museum.