Getty Museum continues its inspiring digital series that you can access while you’re right here in New Zealand. Take a look at their latest offerings:
PODCAST: the boundary-breaking architecture of Paul Revere Williams
“For most of his life, Paul Williams lived in two worlds: one as an architect and one as an African American man in his community.”
The archive of this prolific architect, comprising tens of thousands of sketches, blueprints, and project notes, was jointly acquired by the Getty Research Institute and the University of Southern California School of Architecture in June 2020. In this podcast episode, Karen Elyse Hudson, author and granddaughter of the architect, and LeRonn Brooks, associate curator for modern and contemporary collections at the GRI, discuss Williams’s trailblazing work and his impact on both the field of architecture and the city of L.A.
A mural too powerful to stay hidden: conserving América Tropical
There are many myths and rumors about América Tropical, a monumental work created in Los Angeles by famed Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. Some said that Siqueiros worked feverishly to complete the mural hours before its unveiling in 1932, with paint still wet on the plaster. Others said that the mural was censored because of the outrage it stirred in the city’s civic leaders for its content.
Explore the story about the mural’s journey and its relevance today.
Picturing equality: how Imogen Cunningham lived and worked
Photographer Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1883, when the fight for equal rights for women—legally, politically, economically, and socially—was gaining ground in the U.S. Cunningham’s career and life story offers a glimpse into what it was like to be a woman artist at that time. Explore her story.