Five-Minute Museum
Swimming with the stars
A new photography exhibition examines the cultural significance of the Southern California swimming pool
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Collection Palm Springs Art Museum, gift of Dorothy Anderson © Palm Springs Art Museum
Bill Anderson, "Rock Hudson," 1954.
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Black Dog Collection © Kenda North
Kenda North, "Untitled (Blue and White Suit and Pool)," 1982.
Hand colored dye transfer print.
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Courtesy of the artist and Michael H. Lord Gallery © Leland Y. Lee
Leland Y. Lee, "Silvertop – Hollywood Dawn," 1972.
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Collection Palm Springs Art Museum, gift of Dorothy Anderson © Palm Springs Art Museum
Bill Anderson, "El Mirador," early 1950s.
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Courtesy of the artist © Jane L. O’Neal
Jane O’Neal, "Leaving," 1978.
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Collection Palm Springs Art Museum, gift of Dorothy Anderson © Palm Springs Art Museum
Bill Anderson, "Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ladd at Home," 1950s.
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Courtesy of Judith and Lawrence Schiller; Lawrence Schiller © Polaris Communications, Inc.
Lawrence Schiller, "Entertainment at the Bar," 1960.
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Bob Mizer Foundation Permanent Collection © Bob Mizer Foundation
Bob Mizer, "Richard Dubois," 1953.
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Sonnabend Collection, New York © David Hockney; photo credit Richard Schmidt
David Hockney, "John St. Clair Swimming" (from "Twenty Photographic Pictures"), 1972.
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Collection Palm Springs Art Museum, gift of the artist © Michael Childers
Michael Childers, "David Hockney at Rising Glen, Hollywood," 1978.
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Courtesy of Judith and Lawrence Schiller; Lawrence Schiller © Polaris Communications, Inc.
Lawrence Schiller, "Marilyn Monroe," 1962.
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Maynard L. Parker Archive, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California © The Huntington Library
Maynard L. Parker, "Olivia de Havilland at her residence, Los Angeles," 1945.
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Courtesy of Loretta Ayeroff © 1974 Loretta Ayeroff
Loretta Ayeroff, "Abandoned Pool, California Ruins, Perris Valley," 1974.
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