Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Made in Hollywood in Santa Barbara







Last Saturday I drove up to Santa Barbara with a friend to visit the city. We wandered around the wharf and enjoyed a lovely walking tour which highlighted the mission-style architecture and the ubiquitous red-tile roofs.


One of my favorite stops of the day was at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on State Street. We saw both the Picasso on Paper exhibit as well as the sublime Made in Hollywood photography exhibit.

Clark Gable and Joan Crawford

If you go:

What: Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Art
When: Now through October 5, 2008
Who: John Kobal was a fan of old Hollywood. He befriended stars and photographers and subsequently collected over a million photos documenting the golden age of film.


Alfred Hitchcock


Gloria Swanson


Marlene Dietrich


Louise Brooks


Rita Hayworth

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you went to Santa Barbara! Hope you had a good weekend there. I'm so jealous that you are in CA this month. I miss it so much, especially the weather. It is still so hot here and with this extra 25 pounds or so, it's killing me!
What did you decide about the LA agencies? I am also changing agencies down here. STRESSFUL!