Coronation feast for James II in Westminster Hall (detail), Samuel Moore, fl.16801720. The Getty Research Institute,
85-B15430
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Coronation feast for James II in Westminster Hall (detail), Samuel Moore, fl.16801720. The Getty Research Institute, 85-B15430
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The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals
Through March 13, 2016 | The Getty Center
EVENTS
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Food service at the papal conclave (detail), Bartolomeo Scappi, 1570. Getty Research Institute, 86-B27679
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Playing the Scalco: Serving Meals Directly from Renaissance Banquet Literature
Lecture | January 10, 2016 | 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
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Confectionary, Candy Making, and Ice Molds, Benoît-Louis Prévost after Louis-Jacques Goussier, 1763. The Getty Research Institute, 84-B31322
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Eating the Edifice
Lecture | January 31, 2016 | 4:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
From the early Renaissance to Victorian England, elaborate table sculptures have been a central feature of celebrations. Culinary historian Ivan Day discusses the evolution of edible art works and explains the materials, equipment, and molds used to create the fanciful designs into which sugar paste and other materials could be transformed. This lecture is also part of the Art of Food Lecture Series.
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PUBLICATION
Man Ray: Writings on Art
Edited by Jennifer Mundy
Man Ray: Writings on Art is the first comprehensive English-language collection of writings by one of the 20th century's most celebrated American artists. Known for his glamorous photography and pioneering work as a Dadaist, Man Ray articulates his ideas about the nature and value of art in the essays, interviews, letters, and visual poems found in the book, many of which are previously unpublished.
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NEW FOR RESEARCHERS
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Santa Monica Canyon, Harry Drinkwater, ca. 1965. The Getty Research Institute, 2011.R.23
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Harry Drinkwater Photographs Documenting Los Angeles Art and Architecture
Finding Aid
The collection of 140 prints and 1,200 negatives by photographer Harry Drinkwater (19192014) captures the changing cultural landscape of Los Angeles from 19502010. Subjects include the mid-century architectural design movementincluding shots of sites designed by pioneering African American architects Paul and John Williams, and interior designer John Smithworks by the Southern California artists, and a series of coastal locations. The latter series documents Venice Beach and its revitalization, where Drinkwater lived and worked for over six decades.
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