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Second Sundays: Don Bachardy

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Sun., June 8, 2025, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Free with general admission

Kids/Families

MaryLou and George Boone Gallery, Brown Garden Lawn

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Explore the new exhibition “Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits” through artmaking and conversations with a curator at this all-ages event.
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In-Gallery Talks

Join Karla Nielsen, Senior Curator of Literary Collections, for some of the unique stories behind Don Bachardy’s celebrated portraits.

About Karla Nielsen

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Hands-on Artmaking

Perfect your drawing skills with artist, Michelle Ohm, and learn how to create portraits inspired by the work of Don Bachardy. 

About the Instructor

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About the Exhibition

“Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits,” a retrospective exhibition on the prolific Los Angeles artist, featuring more than 100 works of art and archival materials spanning over 70 years.

About the Exhibition

Images from Past Second Sunday Events

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An adult helps a child pick out bottles of various tie-dye paint colors.
Kids and adults at a long table pick up bottles of different tie-dye colors from a table.
A docent talks to a group of people in an art gallery space.
Adults and children create art projects on various outdoor tables in a grassy field.
People walking around an outdoor event in a garden.
An adult helps a child pick out bottles of various tie-dye paint colors.
Kids and adults at a long table pick up bottles of different tie-dye colors from a table.
A docent talks to a group of people in an art gallery space.
Adults and children create art projects on various outdoor tables in a grassy field.

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