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I got the chance to spend a little time at the Getty today, and the highlight of my visit was A Place in the Sun: Photographs of Los Angeles by John Humble. The exhibit included two projects—The Urban Landscape and The Los Angeles River. Both are wonderful, but I was more drawn to the former. According to the Getty Web site, “John Humble was one of eight Los Angeles–based photographers awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1979 to document the city on the occasion of its bicentennial.” Though the places he photographed have changed (some significantly) since he photographed them, what has not changed is the beauty and sadness of Los Angeles. If you aren’t aware of John Humble’s work, you can find more of it at his Web site (click here).

The Getty exhibit opened on March 27 and runs through July 8. (A catalog connected with the exhibition is available at the museum bookstore or online.) If you’re in L.A., be sure to check it out.

Copyright © 2007 Liz Kuball