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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 11/17/2014

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!

Saturday, November 22, in celebration of the amazing new Metropolis book by Louise Sandhaus, the MOCA Store presents 'What a Riot!: An Earthquake, Two Mudslides, and a Girl on Fire' in the MOCA Theater. Join iconic Los Angeles graphic designers Lou Danziger, April Greiman, Richard Taylor (Robert Abel & Associates), and John Van Hamersveld in conversation on the legacy of California graphic design. Moderated by Alice Twemlow, with introduction by Sandhaus.

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!

EARTHQUAKES, MUDSLIDES, FIRES & RIOTS
California & Graphic Design, 1936 - 1986
By Louise Sandhaus
Published by Metropolis Books

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Doors open at 3:30pm
Talk starts promptly at 4pm
Booksigning to follow.

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!

This event is FREE but reservation are required.
RSVP at Email: moca.org/rsvp
MOCA Theater
250 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!

Images, from top to bottom:
Lou Danziger's 1971 "Earthquake" album cover.
John Van Hamersveld and Ed Thrasher's 1971 poster, "Southern California."
Robert Abel and Richard Taylor's 1975 "Bubbles" commercial for 7UP.
April Greiman's 1981 poster for "Art in Los Angeles: Seventeen Artists in the Sixties."

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots Launches at MOCA LA!

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986

Metropolis Books
Hbk, 7.5 x 10 in. / 432 pgs / 275 color.