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A Noir View of Los Angeles
In celebration of the new exhibitions Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950 and The Noir Effect, we asked photographer Helen K. Garber—who has several pieces on display in The...
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How We Made the Light & Noir Holiday Pop-Up Shop… Pop!
The Skirball is delighted to present this holiday pop-up shop, now open through January 4, inspired by the new exhibition Light & Noir. On opening night, these eager first shoppers discovered the...
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The Cameraman Always Shoots Twice: Enter to Win
Old-school signage (and hey, look, a pay phone!) can add a retro feel to your photos. Submit yours to the Skirball’s “Shoot Your L.A. Noirscape” photo contest today! I knew I was in trouble the minute...
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Dressed to Kill: Film Noir Fashion
This Mildred Pierce suit worn by Joan Crawford is on display in the exhibition Light & Noir, on view through March 1. With the mirrors behind it, you can appreciate the costume design fully....
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Light & Noir: A “True Hollywood Story”
These ten Declaration of Intent documents are on view in Light & Noir. For the European exiles and émigrés featured in our exhibition Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950,...
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President’s Greeting: Jan/Feb 2015
Ernst van Leyden, Portrait of Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger, 1946, oil painting. Courtesy of Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Special Collections,University of Southern California Libraries. On view now in...
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The Shadow of Harvey
The design I created for the VHS release of Harvey is now being used on the DVD covers. Harvey is one of the many Golden Age of Hollywood films explored in the Skirball exhibition Light & Noir:...
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Light & Noir: Through the Curator’s Lens
Red Carpet Season is well underway, and if you watched the Golden Globes last night, wasn’t it nice to glimpse a bit of classic Hollywood glamour? Here at the Skirball, we’re approaching the halfway...
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Lost and Found: A Noir Adventure
In November, children and their families participated in “Skirball Playdate: Mildred’s Purse,” a morning-long adventure offered in connection with the exhibition Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in...
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Exploring Light and Shadow: Film Noir and Photography
ROUSE & JONES, Dead End, 2009, courtesy of the artists The Skirball exhibition Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950, now on view through March 1, explores how European...
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