Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	LACMA
Date	1910 - present

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Exterior view of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new David Geffen Galleries, designed by Peter Zumthor, with curved concrete structure, glass walls, and palm trees.

A girl in a pink shirt sits among the tall, uniform grey lamp posts of Urban Light by Chris Burden at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

George Bellows: Cliff Dwellers

Rice Cultivation through the Four Seasons shows detailed scenes of rural life and rice farming across two six-panel Japanese folding screens with gold accents.

Sculptures and wall-mounted art are displayed in a spacious, modern gallery with concrete walls and large curved windows at LACMA's David Geffen Galleries.

Clara Peeters: Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries

The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage

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