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George Herms
The Alcove of Beginnings1979

Not on view
Freestanding wooden assemblage sculpture with triptych-form panels covered in pinned photographs, ephemera, aged fabric, and a hand-lettered sign reading 'The Alcove of Beginnings'

George Herms, The Alcove of Beginnings, 1979, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of L.A. Louver Gallery and The Gerard Junior Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
George Herms
United States, 1935-2026
Title
The Alcove of Beginnings
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1979
Medium
Mixed media
Dimensions
107 x 94 in. (271.78 x 238.76 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of L.A. Louver Gallery and The Gerard Junior Foundation
Accession Number
M.86.104
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Herms, George. The River Book. Venice, California: Hamilton Press, 2014.
  • Tuchman, Maurice, and Carol S. Eliel. Parallel Visions: Modern Artists and Outsider Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992
  • Tuchman, Maurice, and Carol S. Eliel. Visiones Paralelas: Artistas Modernos y Arte Marginal. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1993.
  • Steinberg, Monica. Lives of the Imaginary Artists in Cold War California. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2025.