CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/17/2026

LACMA Store presents Audrey Sands and Rebecca Morse on 'Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures'

Friday, July 17, from 3–4 PM, the LACMA Store presents a conversation between Audrey Sands, author, historian and curator who specializes in 20th-century American photography, and LACMA curator Rebecca Morse, followed by a book signing for Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures. In this new book, Sands highlights street photographer Lisette Model's photographs of jazz musicians, along with a text by Langston Hughes, published for the first time.

ABOVE: Art Taylor, New York Jazz Festival, Randall’s Island Stadium, New York City, August 23-24, 1957 © Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy of Eakins Press Foundation/National Gallery of Canada.

This event is hosted by the LACMA Store at the David Geffen Galleries and is free with no RSVP required. After the event, L.A. County residents can access the museum for free. Guests are also invited to enjoy live music at a free Jazz at LACMA concert with the Ray Fuller Band.

'Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures' Book Signing and Conversation with Audrey Sands
Friday, July 17, 3–4 PM
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
LACMA Store
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
More info here.