Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design and Culture at MidcenturyFebruary 22 – May 17, 2009

.Harrison McIntoshFooted bowl, 1954Glazed hand-thrown stonewarePrivate collection

Gertrud and Otto NatzlerBowl, c. 1954Glazed stonewareCourtesy Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

James LoveraBowl, 1950sGlazed stonewareBoyd Collection

Harrison McIntoshVase, 1950sGlazed hand-thrown stonewarePrivate collection\

Harrison McIntoshBowl, 1950sGlazed hand-thrown stonewarePrivate collection

Gertrud and Otto NatzlerBowl, 1950sGlazed stonewareCourtesy Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

Gertrude and Otto NatzlerVase, 1962Crater glazed stonewareCollection of Al Jaffe, La Jolla, California

David CresseyVessel, 1960sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles, from the Pro/Artisan collection; reduction-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Chuck JonesBeep Beep (Warner Bros.), 1951Film clip

Ward KimballToot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (Disney), 1953

Gerald McBoing Boing’s Symphony (Columbia Pictures), 1953Fill clip, United Productions of America (UPA)

Charles and Ray EamesTops (From Stars of Jazz), 1957Collection of the Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California; courtesy Eames Demetrios

Stars of Jazz television program, 1958Produced by KABC Los Angeles, hosted by Bobby Troup; including excerpts from episodes: March 3, 1958 featuring Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars with June Christy; March 31, 1958 featuring the Art Pepper Quintet; and September 1, 1958 featuring the Dave Brubeck QuartetCollection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive; courtesy Sue Carlton Baker

Charles and Ray EamesExcerpt from Glimpses of the USA, 1959Collection of the Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California; courtesy Eames Demetrios

Hy HirshChasse des Touches, 1959, 195916mm film, color, sound Courtesy of Angelina Pike and The iotaCenter

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (CBS Television), 1959Film Clip

North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), 1959Film Clip

Playboy’s Penthouse, episode 1, October 24, 1959, 1959©Playboy. Used with permission

Charles and Ray EamesKaleidoscope Jazz Chair, 1960Collection of the Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California; courtesy Eames Demetrios

Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor GreenSide chair, model no. 804, late 1930sManufactured by Van Keppel-Green, Los Angeles; enameled steel, cotton cordCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Charles and Ray EamesChild’s stool, c. 1945Manufactured by Evans Products Company, Venice, California; red aniline-dyed molded plywoodBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesLCW chair, c. 1946Manufactured by Evans Products Company, Venice, California for Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded rosewood plywood, rubberBoyd Collection

Dan JohnsonCabinet, 1947Manufactured by Hayden Hall, Alhambra, California; birch veneered woodCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Maurice MartinéChair, 1947Walnut, cotton cord, aircraft grade aluminumCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Greta Magnusson-GrossmanLamp, late 1940sManufactured by Ralph O. Smith Company; enameled spun aluminum, metalCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Walter Lamb“Bronze Line” sleigh chair, model no. C5720, late 1940sManufactured by Brown-Jordan Company, Pasadena, California; bronze, nylon cordCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Walter Lamb“Bronze Line” sleigh chair, model no. C5720, late 1940sManufactured by Brown-Jordan Company, Pasadena, California; bronze, nylon cordCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Walter Lamb“Bronze Line” beach table, model no. WT3715, late 1940sManufactured by Brown-Jordan Company, Pasadena, California; bronze, woodCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Walter Lamb“Bronze Line” ottoman, model no. C5726, late 1940sManufactured by Brown-Jordan Company, Pasadena, California; bronze, nylon cordCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Charles and Ray EamesDAR armchair with an “Eiffel Tower” base, c. 1950Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded fiberglass reinforced polyester, chrome-plated steel, rubberBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesLTR stool, c. 1950Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; vinyl, zincBoyd Collection11 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches

Charles and Ray EamesPrototype dowel leg side table, c. 1950Laminate, plywood, walnut, enameled steelBoyd Collection10 x 15 x 13 inches

Charles and Ray EamesRAR rocking chair, c. 1950Manufactured by Zenith Plastics, Gardenia, California for Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded fiberglass reinforced polyester shell with a rope embedded edge, birch, zinc-plated steelBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesLAR armchair wth a “cat’s cradle” bBase, c. 1950Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded fiberglass reinforced polyester, zinc-plated steel, rubberBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesFirst series ESU (Eames Storage Unit) 110-N, c. 1950Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; birch plywood, enameled Masonite, zinc-plated angle-steelBoyd Collection20-3/4 x 47 x 16-3/4 inches

Greta Magnusson-GrossmanFloor Lamp, c. 1950Manufactured by Ralph O. Smith Company; enameled spun aluminum, chrome-plated steel, metalCourtesy Forward Design Group, Carlsbad, California

Donald KnorrChair, c. 1950Manufactured by Knoll Associates; folded sheet steel, tubular steelBoyd Collection

Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor GreenChaise lounge, model no. 682, 1951Manufactured by Van Keppel-Green, Los Angeles; enameled steel, vinylCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor GreenSide table, model no. 231-20RS, 1951Manufactured by Van Keppel-Green, Los Angeles; enameled steel, hand-woven rattan, vitrolite glassCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Charles and Ray EamesETR “Surf Board” coffee table, c. 1951Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; laminate, plywood, enameled steelCollection of Peter and Shannon Loughrey, Los Angeles

Charles and Ray EamesPKW-2 Chair, c. 1951Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; fabric, enameled steel, birchBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesRKR rocking chair, c. 1951Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; leather, enameled steel, birchBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesDCM chair, c. 1951Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded rosewood plywood, chrome-plated steel, rubberBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesLCM chair, c. 1951Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; molded birch plywood, chrome-plated steel, rubberBoyd Collection

Charles and Ray EamesSecond Series ESU (Eames Storage Unit) 100-C, c. 1952Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company; birch plywood, enameled Masonite, chrome-plated steelBoyd Collection

Harry Bertoia“Diamond” lounge chairs, designed 1952Manufactured by Knoll; steel with rislan finish, and vinyl

George Nelson“Cigar” pendant lamps, designed 1952Plastic and steelCourtesy Design Within Reach

George Nelson“Saucer” pendant lamps, designed 1952Plastic and steelCourtesy Design Within Reach

Greta Magnusson-Grossman"Gateleg" coffee table, c. 1954Produced by Glenn of California, Arcadia, California; walnut, steel, black thermoset plasticCourtesy R 20th Century, New York

Charles and Ray EamesQuadreflex speaker, 1956Manufactured by Stephens Tru-Sonic, Culver City, California; aluminum, laminated wood, laminate, fabric, and painted steelCollection of Peter and Shannon Loughrey, Los Angeles

Eero Saarinen“Tulip” armchairs, designed 1956Manufactured by Knoll; Cast aluminum with rilsan finish, molded fiberglass and vinylCourtesy Design Within Reach

Eero Saarinen“Tulip” side chairs, designed 1956Manufactured by Knoll; Cast aluminum with rilsan finish, molded fiberglass and vinylCourtesy Design Within Reach

Eero Saarinen“Tulip” side tables, designed 1956Manufactured by Knoll; Cast aluminum with rilsan finish, MDF with bevel-edged laminateCourtesy Design Within Reach

John Caldwell“Mai Tai” chaise lounge, model no. P-4081, 1957Manufactured by Brown-Jordan Company, Pasadena, California; enameled aluminum, vinyl lacingCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Danny Ho FongStool, 1959Manufactured by Tropi-Cal, Los Angeles; enameled steel, rattan, fabricCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Dan JohnsonChair, mid-1950sRattan, enameled steel, brassCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Verner Panton“Panton” stacking chair, designed 1959-60Manufactured by Vitra for Herman Miller Furniture Company, molded plasticBoyd Collection

Miller Fong“Lotus” chair, 1960sManufactured by Tropi-cal, Los Angeles; steel, wickerCourtesy of Fong Brothers, Los Angeles

Alvin LustigBeverly Hills High School commencement announcement, 1939Print work, letter pressCollection of Elaine Lustig Cohen, New York

Alvin LustigDesign for Alfred Young Fisher’s Ghost in the Underblows (Ward Ritchie Press), 1940Print work, letter pressCollection of Elaine Lustig Cohen, New York

Alvin LustigDesign for Aldous Huxley’s Words and Their Meanings (Jake Zeitlin), 1940Collection of Joe Molloy, Los Angeles

Alvin LustigTom Lewis invitation for the Stendahl Gallery, 1941Print work, letter pressCollection of Elaine Lustig Cohen, New York

Arts and Architecture, September 1944, cover design by Herbert Matter, 1944Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Herbert MatterArts and Architecture, September 1946, cover design by Herbert Matter, 1946Collection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Herbert MatterArts and Architecture, September 1946, spread from Elliot Noyes’s article “Charles Eames,” design by Herbert Matter, 1946Collection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Arts and Architecture, November 1946, cover design by Herbert Matter, 1946Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Alvin LustigDesign for Corinne Chochen’s Jewish Holiday Dances (Behrman House), 1947Print work, letter pressCollection of Elaine Lustig Cohen, New York

Arts and Architecture, March 1947, cover design by Ray Eames, 1947Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Arts and Architecture, November 1948, cover design by Saul Bass, 1948Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Alvin LustigDesign for Mel Scott’s Metropolitan Los Angeles: one community(Haynes Foundation), 1949Collection of Joe Molloy, Los Angeles

Arts and Architecture, December 1959, cover design by John Follis, 1959Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Arts and Architecture, December 1949, cover design by John Follis, 1949Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Arts and Architecture, November 1949, featuring the work of Hans Hoffman, 1949Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Jules EngelGerald McBoing Boing: Gerald and his parents in the living room, 1950Gouache on boardEstate of Jules Engel; courtesy Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles

Jules EngelGerald McBoing Boing: Gerald and his dad in the bathroom, 1950Gouache on boardEstate of Jules Engel; courtesy Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles

Jules EngelGerald McBoing Boing: Running Away, 1950Gouache on boardEstate of Jules Engel; courtesy Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles

Arts and Architecture, November 1950, featuring the work of Isamu Noguchi, 1950Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Alvin LustigDesign for A Guide to Contemporary Architecture in Southern California (Watling & Company), 1951Photographs by Julius ShulmanBoyd Collection

June ChristySomething Cool (Capitol Records), 1953Album cover

Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Chico Hamilton and Carson SmithGerry Mulligan Quartet (Fantasy Records), 1953Album cover photography by William ClaxtonCollection of Lee S. Reem, West Los Angeles

Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 4: Oboe/Flute (Contemporary Records), 1953Album cover design by William ClaxtonCollection of Lee S. Reem, West Los Angeles

Jazz West Coast: An Anthology of California Music (World Pacific Records), 1953Album cover design by Stuart Fox, photograph by William Claxton, photograph solarized by Lee FriedlanderCollection of D. Lewis Mingori and Lynn Bosley Mingori, Los Angeles

The Chet Baker Ensemble (Pacific Jazz Records), 1953Compositions and arrangements by Jack Montrose, album cover design by William ClaxtonCollection of D. Lewis Mingori and Lynn Bosley Mingori, Los Angeles

More West Coast Jazz with Stan Getz (Verve Records), 1953Album cover photograph by Herman Leonard

Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz Records), 1953Album cover photograph and design by William Claxton

Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank, Vol. 2 (Pacific Jazz Records), 1954Album cover design by William ClaxtonCollection of Lee S. Reem, West Los Angeles

Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia Records), 1954Album cover photography by William ClaxtonCollection of D. Lewis Mingori and Lynn Bosley Mingori, Los Angeles

The Dave Pell Octet (Trend Records), 1954Album cover design by Friedlander/FoxCollection of D. Lewis Mingori and Lynn Bosley Mingori, Los Angeles

Russ Freeman Trio, featuring Shelly Manne and Joe Mondragon (Pacific Jazz Records), 1954Album cover design and photography by William ClaxtonCollection Patrick and Cyrus Jeannette

Bud Shank with Maynard Ferguson, Stu Williamson and Bob Enevoldson (Crown Records), 1954Album cover photography by William Claxton

Shorty Rogers and His GiantsThe Swinging Mr. Rogers (Atlantic Records), 1955Album cover design and photography by William Claxton

Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 6 (Contemporary Records), 1955Album cover photograph by William Claxton, taken at Hermosa BeachCollection of Dee and Gianna Kerrison, Corona Del Mar, California

Chico Hamilton Quintet (Pacific Jazz Records), 1955Album cover design and photography by William Claxton

West Coast Jazz, with Stan Getz and Shelly Manne (Verve Records), 1955Album cover design by David Stone Martin

Assorted Flavors of Pacific Jazz, A Hi-Fi Sampler (Pacific Jazz Records), 1956Album cover design and photography by William Claxton and Will MacFarland

Arts and Architecture, September 1956, cover design by Charles Kratka, 1956Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Miles DavisBirth of the Cool (Capitol Records), 1957Album cover photograph by Aram AvakianCollection of Dee and Gianna Kerrison, Corona Del Mar, California

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Lee Konitz and The Chet Baker QuintetMulligan and Baker! (A Jazz Tone Society selection from Pacific Jazz Records), 1957Album cover

Shorty Rogers and His GiantsWay Up There (Atlantic Records), 1957Album cover design by Marvin Israel, photograph by William ClaxtonCollection of Dee and Gianna Kerrison, Corona Del Mar, California

Sonny RollinsWay Out West (Contemporary Records), 1957Album cover photograph by William Claxton

Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (Contemporary Records), 1957Album cover design and photography by William Claxton; the bathing suits modeled are Rudi Gernreich originals

Harold LandHarold in the Land of Jazz (Contemporary Records), 1958Album cover design by Guidi/Tri-Arts, photograph by Walter ZerlindenCollection of Patrick and Cyrus Jeannette

Jazz Canto: An Anthology of Poetry and Jazz, Vol. 1 (World Pacific Records), 1958Album cover design by William Claxton

Arts and Architecture, September 1958, cover design by John Follis, 1958Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Dave Brubeck QuartetTime Out (Columbia Records), 1959Album cover

William S. BurroughsNaked Lunch, 1959First published by Olympia Press, France, 1959

Ray CharlesWhat’d I Say (Atlantic Records), 1959Album Cover

Louis DanzigerDesign for Four Abstract Classicists, 1959Exhibition catalog, Los Angeles County MuseumCollection of Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Louis DanzigerDesign for Four Abstract Classicists, 1959Exhibition catalog, Los Angeles County MuseumOrange County Museum of Art

Miles DavisKind of Blue (Columbia Records), 1959Album cover photograph by Jay MaiselCollection of Dee and Gianna Kerrison, Corona Del Mar, California

Duke EllingtonSoundtrack for Anatomy of a Murder (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings), 1959Album cover design by Saul Bass

Robert FrankThe Americans, 1959First published by Robert Delpire, Paris, 1958 and by Grove Press, New York, 1959, with an introduction by Jack Kerouac

Chico Hamilton QuintetEllington Suite (World Pacific Records), 1959Album cover design by Milt Zolotow, original cover painting by Suèo Sersawa

Lawrence LiptonThe Holy Barbarians, 1959First published by Julian Messner, New York, 1959; book cover photography and design by William Claxton

Shelly Manne and His Men at the Black Hawk, Vol. 1 (Contemporary Records), 1959Album cover design by Guidi/Tri-Arts, photography by Fred LyonCollection of Patrick and Cyrus Jeannette

Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve Records), 1959Album cover design by Sheldon Marks, photograph by Bill RostlerCollection of Patrick and Cyrus Jeannette

Arts and Architecture, July 1959, advertisement for Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles, 1959Edited by John EntenzaBoyd Collection

Poster for North by Northwest (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), 1959

Poster for Gidget (Columbia Pictures), 1959

Cover of Life magazine, June 15, 1959, 1959

Cover of Life magazine, August 24, 1959, 1959

“Good Taste Is Never Extreme,” advertisement for the 1959 Plymouth Fury convertible, Life magazine, February 9, 1959, 1959

Sixteen Americans, 1959Exhibition catalog, edited by Dorothy C. Miller

Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne and Ray BrownThe Poll Winners: “Exploring the Scene,”, 1960Album cover design by Guidi/Tri-Arts, cover photograph by William Claxton

Richard Holmes and Gene AmmonsGroovin’ with Jug (Pacific Jazz Records), 1961Album cover design and photography by Woody WoodwardCollection of Patrick and Cyrus Jeannette

Terry Gibbs QuartetTake it From Me (Impulse Records), 1964Album cover design by Robert Flynn/Viceroy, photograph by Frank Guana

Ray EamesUntitled, Black and White, early 1940'sOil on hardboardCollection of the Eames Office, LLC Santa Monica, California

Helen LundebergA Quiet Place, 1950Oil on canvasCollection of Brent R. Harris

John McLaughlinUntitled, 1952Oil and casein on MasonitePrivate collection

John McLaughlinUntitled Composition (May), 1952Oil and casein on MasoniteCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Lorser FeitelsonMagical Space Forms, 1953Oil on canvasOrange County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John McLaughlin

John McLaughlinUntitled (July), 1953Oil on MasoniteCollection of Joni and Monte Gordon, Los Angeles

John McLaughlinUntitled (May), 1953Oil on MasoniteCollection of Joni and Monte Gordon, Los Angeles

Lorser FeitelsonMagical Space Forms: Stripes, 1954Oil on canvasCollection of Dr. Frank Schneider, Las Vegas

John McLaughlinUntitled Geometric Composition, 1956Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Karl BenjaminBlack Pillars, 1957Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Karl BenjaminSmall Planes: White, Blue and Pink, 1957Oil on linenThe Buck Collection, Laguna Beach, California

Karl BenjaminEaster, 1957Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Frederick HammersleyGreen Game Up, 1957Oil on linenThe Buck Collection, Laguna Beach, California

Frederck HammersleyUp Within, 1957–58Oil on linenCollection Pomona College, Museum of Art, Claremont, California, Museum purchase with funds provided by the Estate of Walter and Elise Mosher

Karl BenjaminRed, Blue, Pink, 1958Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Karl BenjaminI.F. (Interlocking Forms), 1958Oil on canvasCollection of Carol Sharer, Avon, Colorado

Frederick HammersleySun Substance, 1958Oil on canvasThe Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Museum purchase, 1981, General Obligation Bond

Karl BenjaminInterlocking Forms (Big Magenta with Green), 1959Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Lorser FeitelsonDichotomic Organization, 1959Oil on canvasNora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Marie Eccles Caine Foundation gift

Lorser FeitelsonDichotomic Organization: Stripes, 1959Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Lorser FeitelsonUntitled Dichotomic Organization, 1959Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Frederick HammersleyOpposing #15, 1959Oil on linenCollection of Jayne and Mark Murrel, Newport Beach, California

John McLaughlin#9, 1959Oil on canvasBaltimore Museum of Art

Lorser FeitelsonUntitled, Magical Space Forms, 1960Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Frederick HammersleyEither Or, 1960Oil on linenCollection of the artist

Frederick HammersleyAround #10, 1960Oil on linenCollection of Mark and Emily Goldstein

Helen LundebergSloping Horizon, 1960Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Helen LundebergCimmerian Landscape, 1960Oil on canvasCollection of Brent R. Harris

John McLaughlin#9, 1960Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Karl BenjaminF.S. #1, 1961Oil on canvasSanta Barbara Museum of Art, Museum purchase

Lorser FeitelsonMagical Space Forms, 1961Oil on canvasPrivate collection

Helen LundebergLandscape: White and Orange, 1962Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Frederick HammersleyCome, 1962–63Oil on linenOrange County Museum of Art, Gift of Bardene Allen

Helen LundebergBy the Sea II, 1963Oil on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

Helen LundebergEvening View, 1964Acrylic on canvasCourtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood

John McLaughlin#4, 1969Oil on canvasOrange County Museum of Art, Gift of the artist

Julius ShulmanVon Sternberg House (Richard Neutra, Northridge, California, 1935), 1947Gelatin silver printPrivate collection, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanKaufmann House (Richard Neutra, Palm Springs, 1946), 1947Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanShulman House, under construction (Raphael Soriano, Los Angeles, 1950), 1950Vintage gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanCase Study #8 (Eames House) (Charles and Ray Eames, Pacific Palisades, California, 1945-49), 1950Chromogenic printPrivate collection, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonBird and Chet, The Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, 1952Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonClifford Brown, Hollywood, 1954Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonHalima and Chet Baker, Redondo Beach, 1955Gelatin silver print, edition 24 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonGerry Mulligan Seated on Stage, San Diego, 1955Gelatin silver print, edition 6 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Robert FrankBar-New York City, 1955Gelatin silver printThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Photography Collection

William ClaxtonJune Christy, Hollywood, 1956Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonMax Roach, Hollywood, 1956Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonArt Pepper, Los Angeles, 1956Gelatin silver print, edition 9 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonChet Baker and Crew, 1956Gelatin silver print, from a color transparency, edition 6 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonSonny Rollins’s “Way Out West” recording session with Hampton Hawes, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne, Rollins, and Barney Kessel, Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, 1956Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonMiles Davis Frowns, 1957Gelatin silver print, edition 9 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonStan Kenton Band, Balboa Beach, 1957Gelatin silver print, edition 9 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanMobil Gas Station, Anaheim, 1957Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #20 (Bass House) (Buff, Straub and Hensman, Altadena, California, 1958), 1958Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 1958Chromogenic printPrivate collection, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 1958Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

William ClaxtonDinah Washington, Hollywood, 1959Gelatin silver print, edition 11 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonOrnette Coleman, Los Angeles, 1959Gelatin silver print, edition 7 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanSkinner House (Richard Neutra, Los Angeles, 1955), 1959Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

William ClaxtonSonny Stitt and other guests at the Sunday jam session at Terry Gibbs’s house, North Hollywood, 1960Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonSunday Jam Session at Terry Gibbs House, North Hollywood, 1960Chromogenic printCourtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonSunday jam session at Terry Gibbs’s house, North Hollywood (Paul Chambers, Mel Lewis, Al Porcino, Wynton Kelly and Sonny Stitt), 1960Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanCase Study #23 (Killingsworth, Brady & Smith, La Jolla, California, 1960), 1960Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanChuey House (Richard Neutra, Los Angeles, 1956), 1960Gelatin silver printPrivate collection, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #22 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1959–60), 1960Chromogenic printPrivate collection, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #22 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1959–60), 1960Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #22 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1959–60), 1960Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #22 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1959–60), 1960Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

William ClaxtonRay Charles with Raylette, Hollywood, 1961Gelatin silver print, edition 8 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonHot Dog Stand, Los Angeles, 3 AM, 1961, 1961Gelatin silver print, edition AP 3 of 3Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanMalin Residence (Chemosphere) (John Lautner, Hollywood, 1960), 1961Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanMalin Residence (Chemosphere) (John Lautner, Hollywood, 1960), 1961Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

William ClaxtonBill Evans, Hollywood, 1962Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius Shulman“Dome” house (Bernard Judge, Los Angeles, 1960), 1962Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius ShulmanFrey Residence II (Albert Frey, Palm Springs, California, 1964), 1965Gelatin silver printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius Shulman and Juergen NogaiCase Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 2006Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

Julius Shulman and Juergen NogaiCase Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 2006Chromogenic printCourtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monia

William ClaxtonJames Clay at a recording studio, Hollywood, n.d.Gelatin silver print, 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

William ClaxtonJack Sheldon (Playing trumpet in white t-shirt), n.d.Gelatin silver print, 5 of 25Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles26-7/8 x 23 x 1-1/8 inche

William ClaxtonBillboard: Jazz Concert, Hermosa Beach, n.d., Gelatin silver printCourtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #9 (Entenza House) (Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, Pacific Palisades, California, 1950), 1950

Photo reproduction on vinyl

Frank Lloyd Wright, 1954New York World Telegram & Sun Newspaper Collection; photo: Al Ravenna. Used by permission of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC, 20540, USA, reproduction number LC-USZ62-116657

Florence Knoll Bassett and Eero Saarinen studying the “Tulip” base, 1957Courtesy Knoll, Inc

Julius ShulmanCase Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 1958

Photo reproduction on vinyl

Jack Kilby’s first integrated circuit, 1958Courtesy Texas Instruments

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, 1959

Logo for Fatah (the Palestinian National Liberation Movement), 1959

Fidel Castro arrives MATS Terminal, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1959, 1959Photograph by Warren K. Leffler. Used by permission of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC, 20540 USA, reproduction number LC-U9-2315-6

View of the Isamu Noguchi exhibition at the Stable Gallery, New York City, 1959Photo by Rudolph Burckhardt. Courtesy of the Noguchi Foundation. © 2007 Estate of Rudy Burckhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2007 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon beside a model kitchen display at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, July 1, 1959, 1959Howard Sochurek/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Buckminster Fuller in front of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, 1959Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Allan Kaprow, 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (Allan Kaprow in White Shirt), 1959Courtesy Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California (980063) Photo © Scott Hyde/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

John F. Kennedy campaign, 1959Robert W. Kelley/ Time & Life Pictures/ Getty Images

“Sheriff Deputies evict Abrana Arechiga from Chavez Ravine home,” Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1959, 1959Collection 1429 Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives: Box 382, Neg # 116242-G: Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

Martin Luther King Jr. walking up to the samadhi (cremation site) of Mahatma Gandhi, Delhi, India, 1959©1959, Royal Studio, New Delhi

Ray and Charles Eames leaving for Moscow carrying reels of their film Glimpses of the USA, 1959Courtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, Californi

Moscow screening of the film Glimpses of the USA, 1959Courtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, Californi

Salk Institute of Biological Research (Louis Kahn, La Jolla, California), 1959–66Ezra Stoller © Esto. All rights reserved.

Office of Charles and Ray EamesArchival Photograph, 1950sCourtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, Californi

Office of Charles and Ray EamesArchival Photograph, 1950sCourtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California

Office of Charles and Ray EamesArchival Photograph, 1950sCourtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California

Office of Charles and Ray EamesArchival Photograph, 1950sCourtesy Eames Office LLC, Santa Monica, California

Buddy Holly, 1950sCourtesy Photofest

William ClaxtonSunday Jam Session at Terry Gibbs House, North Hollywood, 1960

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The Classic Dave Brubeck Quartet: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, and Eugene Wright, New Zeeland, 1960Courtesy Brubeck Collection, Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Copyright Dave Brubeck

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, c. 1960© The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Photograph by Robert E. Mates

Mini Cooper, 1963Evening Standard/Getty Images

John Whitney with analogue computer CAM system, c. 1964Copyright © 2007 by the Estate of John and James Whitney. All rights reserved.

The Supremes (Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross), c. 1965Courtesy Photofest

William ClaxtonBillboard: Jazz Concert, Hermosa Beach, n.d.

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., n.d.Photograph by Terry J. Adams, National Park Service

John Follis“Bullet” planter, model no. E-31, late 1940sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

John Follis“Sombrero” planter, model no. M-109, late 1940sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Malcolm LelandLantern, model no. 23L, late 1940sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

La Gardo TackettPlanter, model no. INW-02, late 1940sGlazed high-fired stoneware, wood standCourtesy of Lynne Nash, Design Utopia, Hollywood

Isamu NoguchiPregnant Bird, 1958Greek marble on wood baseThe Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, New York

#1 Barbie (Blonde) and #1 Barbie (Brunette), 1959Manufactured by MattelCollection of Susan A. and James N. Phillips, Laguna Niguel, California

John FollisPlanter, model no. c1818, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Bill Hertel

John FollisPlanter, model no. c1212, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Bill Hertel

Rex Goode“Egg” planter, model no. G-99-L, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; painted high-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Malcolm LelandBird shelter, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stoneware, wood, painted steel standBoyd Collection

Gordon NewellPolar Bear, model no. N-1, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stonewareCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Gordon Newell“Bird in Flight,”, 1950sProduced by Architectural Pottery, Los Angeles; glazed high-fired stoneware, redwood standCollection of Andy and Lisa Hackman; courtesy California Living, Los Angeles

Pierre KoenigCase Study House #22: model, ca. 1980-1999Wood (veneer and plywood)-mapleResearch Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California