The California Pop Up Book is a creative exploration of the cultural history of California through 3-D pop-ups, pullouts, booklets, and narratives. The California Pop Up Book is produced jointly the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Universe Publishing on the occasion of the LACMA exhibition Made In California: Art, Image, and Identity 1900-2000 which charts the relationship between the arts and popular images of the state over the course of the twentieth century. The California Pop Up Book includes original contributions from a wide range of contemporary writers and artists on the subject of California arts and architecture. Covering California art, architecture popular culture, and entertainment, past and present, this book explores the powerful images and ideas that have emerged from California, many of which have become part of the national, indeed international, consciousness. The book's strengths lie in its broad scope and its combination of an insightful approach with a lively format.
