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Getty Center
Getty Center art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif., operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. Designed by architect Richard Meier , the center opened in 1997. The museum houses the... Read more |
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J. California Cooper
J. California Cooper 19(?)(?)– Author Name Inspired by Tennessee Williams Novels Explore Christian Morality Writes Stories as Monologues Read more |
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Monterey
Monterey , city (1990 pop. 31,954), Monterey co., W Calif., a port on Monterey Bay; founded 1770, inc. 1850. It is a popular resort, the home of many artists and writers, and one of California's oldest cities. An early whaling and fishing center, Monterey now depends on tourism and the revenues and... Read more |
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California Current
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Funk art
Funk art. Term applied to a type of art that originated in California (specifically the San Francisco area) around 1960 in which tatty or sick subjects—often pornographic or scatological—are treated in a deliberately distasteful way (the word ‘funky’ has various meanings,... Read more |
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Diane Johnson
Johnson, Diane [Lain] (1934–), born in Illinois, long resident in California, where she earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and taught at the University of California, Davis. Her novels include Fair Game (1965), a comic portrayal of four men variously involved with... Read more |
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Smash Mouth
SMASH MOUTH Formed: 1994, San Jose, California members: greg camp, guitars (born west covina, california, 2 april 1967); paul delisle, bass (born exeter, ontario, 13 june 1963); steve harwell, vocals (born santa clara, california, 9 january 1967); michael urbano, drums. former member: kevin... Read more |
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Walter De Maria
De Maria, Walter (1935– ). American sculptor and graphic artist. He was born in Albany, California, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, 1953–9. In 1960 he moved to New York, where he took part in early Happenings, worked in various media, and composed music (in 1965... Read more |
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Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn 1922-93, American painter, b. Portland, Oreg. Raised in California, he studied and taught during the 1940s at the California School of Fine Arts, where his approach to color and composition was influenced by the abstract painters Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko . He turned away... Read more |
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Hurtado v. California
HURTADO V. CALIFORNIA An 1884 decision of the Supreme Court, Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516, 4 S. Ct. 111, 28 L. Ed. 232, held that states are not required to comply with the fifth amendment provision that a criminal prosecution be initiated by an indictment by a grand jury. The constitution... Read more |
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