Did you know LACMA has a research library? Well, they do. It is open to the public by appointment, and materials don't circulate. They do what museum libraries do best -- serve the curatorial staff, provide information about items in the museum's collections, and help collectors research the art market.

This Thursday and Friday, December 13th and 14th from 12-4 p.m., the LACMA Research Library will be holding its first annual holiday book sale. The library will be selling materials from its ever-growing collection of art books, exhibition catalogs, and Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction catalogs. They will have what promises to be a large collection of new and used art books of all varieties, and the prices will generally be half of what you might find these books for used anywhere else.

December 5th, 7:30 pm – Flash Gordon & Danger: Diabolik
Guest - Timothy Dalton, Prince Barin in Flash Gordon.
Also, Joe Dante will help Edgar introduce Mario Bava's cult classic Danger: Diabolik

December 16th & 17th – Raising Arizona & Evil Dead 2
Guest - TBA

Meeno Peluce, a child actor in the 70's, grew up in Hollywood and migrated to the other side of the camera. He's an avid traveler and is currently working the celebrity photo book, SCAR.

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