Exhibitions coming soon to the Getty Gallery, First Floor Galleries, and Annenberg Gallery include:
Getty Gallery
A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed
September 8, 2011 - June 3, 2012
Above: Walter H. Horne. Mujeres Listas Para Recivir a Rabago,1914. Gelatin silver print. Getty Research Institute.(89.R.46)

The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), which lasted a decade and transformed the nation, was extensively chronicled by Mexican, American, and European photographers and illustrators. Thousands of images captured a country at war. Never before, and possibly never since, has a country been the subject of such scrutiny or fascination. From postcards of the 1910 Fiesta del Centenario, to images of a war that was waged on several fronts by ever-shifting revolutionary factions, to photographs of the 1923 assassination of the retired Pancho Villa, A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed chronicle this complex, multifaceted chapter in Mexico's history.

First Floor Galleries
Forty Years of Sesame Street Illustration: Selections from the Publishing Archive of Sesame Workshop
September 4, 2010 - October 9, 2011
Above: Cover illustration from Finish the Picture, Tom Brannon, Western Publishing Company, 1987
Generations of children know Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Zoe, and Ernie and Bert. For 40 years, these and other Sesame Street television characters have also come to life in books.

With the critical and popular success of the first season (1969–1970) of Sesame Street, the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW, called Sesame Workshop today) began licensing books, puzzles, games, and toys to support its school-readiness curriculum and other educational projects. In 1970, Random House and Western Publishing Company (home of Little Golden Books) began publishing books with Sesame Street characters and themes. Today, more than 75 domestic and international licensees create Sesame Street books in traditional and electronic formats.

“Forty Years of Sesame Street Illustration” reflects both the talent and diversity of the artists who created these works and the great inspiration of city streets, communities, and Sesame Street characters.

"Sesame Workshop"®, "Sesame Street"®, and associated characters, trademarks, and design elements are owned and licensed by Sesame Workshop. © 2010 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.


Annenberg Gallery
Treasures of Los Angeles
The Annenberg Gallery displays some of the extraordinary materials collected by the Los Angeles Public Library since its founding in 1872. Featuring the hidden "treasures" of the library, exhibitions on view provide a fascinating look at the history of Los Angeles: from the photos that document our diverse heritage, to the colorful menus and theatre programs of yesteryear; the library has collected items of popular culture, detailed maps of the city's expansion, and mementos of our past.
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