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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Digital Archive Loss and Restitution: The Story of the Grunwald Family Collection

Los Angeles Times

Collected here is an selection of four press clippings from the Los Angeles Times documenting the coverage Grunwald's collection received in the local news media and the decisive impact it had on the Southern California art world of the 1950s and 1960s.

Miller, Arthur. "Foundation at UCLA Opened: 113 Works from Fred Grunwald Collection Now in Dickson Center." Los Angeles Times, October 7, 1956, D6. Download this article [PDF, 1 p, 36KB]

Seidenbaum, Art. "Lots of Fine Print in This Contract: Spectator, 1964." Los Angeles Times,  October 28, 1964, D1. Download this article [PDF, 2 pp, 90KB]

Seldis, Henry J. "UCLA Art Excellence—a Graphics Example." Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1966, B3. Download this article [PDF, 1 p, 230KB]

Seidenbaum, Art "The Care and Reading of Fine Prints." Los Angeles Times, December 12, 1977, F1. Download this article [PDF, 2 pp, 96KB]