Manuscripts, letters, documents, pamphlets and mementos illuminating the history of Laguna Beach as an art colony and the contributions of men and women artists who shaped it comprise the heart of a new exhibition opening next week at UC Irvine’s Langson Library. “Open Air & Light: Art in Laguna Beach 1906-1941,” opens on Wednesday, Oct. […]
Ever wonder why Laguna Beach became an art colony? Yes, it’s beautiful but there’s more to it than that. The artists who sought out Laguna around the turn of the last century came not just to paint pretty pictures, but to experience and express their beliefs about the spirituality of nature. Laguna Beach in its isolation, […]
Hollywood starlets Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich as well as the art world’s most glamorous and accomplished denizens, Andy Warhol, Frank Cuprien and Anna Hills, all posed for George Hurrell. Beginning on Sunday, the Laguna Art Museum will exhibit a selection of his photos dating back to the 1920s and […]
Hollywood starlets Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich as well as some of the art world’s most glamorous and accomplished denizens, Andy Warhol, Frank Cuprien and Anna Hills, all posed for George Hurrell. Beginning on Sunday, the Laguna Art Museum will exhibit a selection of his photos dating back to the 1920s […]
Editor, The last time I was in Italy, Alitalia Airlines honored their artists by placing their names on their planes; I was on the Leonardo DaVinci! I think we should consider doing that on our trolleys. How cool would it be to see the Edgar Payne going down Coast Highway or seeing the Frank […]
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