Entertaining Sites Around LOS ANGELES

Seated Cardinal by Giacomo Manzù, Italian, 1975 – 1977, Bronze

A lovely quiet spot for a rest in the shade. It’s hard to find so if you know it from this picture you qualify as a true Getty Center aficionado.

The sculpture is called Angel of the Citadel by Marino Marini 1948-9. There is more to him than you can see here as well as, well, more. You can ask google to tell you all about it.

The Getty Center, look anywhere and it’s awesome.

My special sculpture is in the distance, but actually everything up here at the Getty Center is special.

There are a number of wonderful exhibits at the moment so if you are thinking about going you might as well go now.

The garden was winter-thin but the azalea maze was already happening.

Check her out. She is balanced entirely on her hip and she’s doing really really hard leg lifts.

Something new is on the scene – a naked little boy holding a frog by its leg, made of painted fiberglass, by Charles Ray and called ‘Boy with Frog’. Hi cutie.

I just read that he’s going to be leaving in January 2012, just in time for me to have gotten used to having him around.

You can get yourself some good eats at the Getty.

The premium restaurant (The Restaurant) is right up there with LA fine dining establishments including Cal-Trendy yet well prepared food and a well respected wine list.

The self service cafe is more museum standard but even at that the quality and selection of the food and the expansive, scenic location make it a most comfortable spot for lunch. This shot is out the back door of the cafe.