From the Collection: The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints Anne and Nicholas of Myra
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From the Collection: The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints Anne and Nicholas of Myra
Dec 28, 2016
… Nicholas of Myra—a bishop of the Eastern Church represented wearing accurate Orthodox rather than Catholic vestments. … is the only full-fledged example of a Baroque altarpiece in LACMA's collection.   This painting is on view in the …
French Revolutionary Fashion
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French Revolutionary Fashion
Aug 03, 2016
… Date Wed, 08/03/2016 - 11:51 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2016/08/03/french-revolutionary-fashion Author … Installation view, Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015, April 10–August 21, 2016, Los Angeles … of revolutionary dress that when it was…
A Mouse Ate My Coat!—Conservation of an 18th Century Boy's Coat
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A Mouse Ate My Coat!—Conservation of an 18th Century Boy's Coat
Oct 26, 2020
… from between his fingers. Take a close look at what he's wearing. Does it look like he is wearing clothing for children or for adults? He has a three … pants are called breeches, buckling just below the knee. LACMA's collection has many…
Beyond Bling: Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection
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Beyond Bling: Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection
Sep 28, 2016
… Lois and Bob Boardman’s gift of contemporary jewelry to LACMA comprises over 300 works from around the globe made … advocate for contemporary jewelry and shared it widely by wearing it—to the grocery store as well as to formal events! … with some of the works…
Stitching an 18th-century Russian Altarpiece
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Stitching an 18th-century Russian Altarpiece
Sep 01, 2021
… Stitching an 18th-century Russian Altarpiece This summer, LACMA launched the YouTube series ART + WORK , which shows … This summer, LACMA launched the YouTube series ART + WORK , which shows … handling that section. But for this altarpiece, I have had …
50 Works 50 Weeks: The Hope Athena
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50 Works 50 Weeks: The Hope Athena
Sep 30, 2025
… 50 Works 50 Weeks: The Hope Athena As LACMA prepares for the 2026 public opening of the new David … Date Tue, 09/30/2025 - 03:20 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2025/09/30/50-works-50-weeks-hope-athena Author … As LACMA prepares for the 2026…
Navigating Marsden Hartley's Symbols
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Navigating Marsden Hartley's Symbols
Sep 10, 2014
… Over the past few years, the Modern Art Department at LACMA has assembled a number of exhibitions that have … Date Wed, 09/10/2014 - 10:33 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/node/1433 Author ui-publisher Thumbnail … Over the past few years, the Modern Art…
Family Portrait
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Family Portrait
Jul 16, 2009
… Date Thu, 07/16/2009 - 06:00 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2009/07/16/family-portrait Author blog-admin … February 1968 and features forty-five artists gathered on LACMA’s steps—many with artworks in hand—for a “family … was there. For in fact, she wasn’t…