Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The largest encyclopedic art museum west of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has one of the finest collections in the country. Founded in 1910, the museum moved to its present site in prestigious Hancock Park in 1965. The six-building complex offers a wide selection of European and American art. LACMA West, across the street, holds Latin American art and a Children’s Gallery. Also impressive are the museum’s Asian and Middle Eastern works and its group of pre-Columbian artifacts. To display its Japanese art, including the Shin’enkan and Bushell collections, LACMA added the spectacular Pavilion for Japanese Art in 1988.

Mother about to Wash her Sleepy Child (1880), Mary Cassatt was a leading American Impressionist artist, who promoted that movement avidly in the United States. Nearly one third of the works that she produced are domestic scenes, such as this intimate portrait.

In the Woods at Giverny, This work of 1887, subtitled “Blanche Hoschedé at her easel with Suzanne Hoschedé reading,” depicts the daughters of Monet’s mistress.

Flower Day (1925) Diego Rivera depicts various religious influences in Mexico.
This and other Latin American artworks are displayed in the new LACMA West.

Mulholland Drive (1980), British artist David Hockney has made his home in LA. This painting of one of the city’s most famous roads follows the route to his studio.

Japanese Plate, This 17th-century glazed porcelain plate forms part of the museum’s exceptional collection of Japanese art.

STAR PAINTINGS
. In the Woods at Giverny by Claude Monet
. Mother about to Wash her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt
. Mulholland Drive by David Hockney

MUSEUM GUIDE
European and American works of art are displayed in the Ahmanson and Hammer buildings. The limestone, terra-cotta and glass-brick Anderson Building, completed in 1986 by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer, holds the museum’s 20th-century art collection. The Sculpture Garden has bronzes by Auguste Rodin.
The Pavilion for Japanese Art, designed by architectural maverick Bruce Goff, combines Japanese elements with 1950s American styling. The Plaza Café is located in the Bing Center. LACMA West is across the street.