{"product_id":"los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city","title":"Los Angeles: Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ephotographic tribute to the City of Angels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a fascinating journey through the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s real estate boom, through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right up to the present day. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eover 500 images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvents that made world news―including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination, and the Rodney King riots―reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city’s pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehundreds of freshly discovered images\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding those of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJulius Shulman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGarry Winogrand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWilliam Claxton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and many other superb photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKevin Starr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Los Angeles literature expert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eTaschen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eHardcover, 572 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003eISBN 9783836502917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48635654799595,"sku":"9783836502917","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/819QyYft1ML._SL1500.jpg?v=1780005029","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}