Wim de Wit

Getty Research Institute

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Dutch-born head of the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California; father of a Marine

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One of the first shows to open is the Getty's own, called Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990 .

Overdrive

One of the first shows to open is the Getty's own, called Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990 .

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Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War.

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