On March 9 Louisville’s photography classes went to the Getty Museum. Due to the pandemic, the Getty had not allowed field trips for nearly two years. We were honored to be the first field trip back from the extended closure on a self-guided tour basis. Ms. Dupuy served as a docent for the morning at the Imogen Cunningham retrospective exhibit and Mr. Boyd came along as a chaperone ...read more!
Students had just completed a unit in the History of Photography and this exhibit did not disappoint. Imogen Cunningham’s long career as both a commercial and fine art photographer, as well as teacher, was well-documented in several rooms of the Photography space of the West Pavilion.
Truly, Cunningham was a trail-blazing dynamo of a woman achieving great things throughout her life in the male-dominated world of photography. Our visit was timed perfectly to honor International Women’s Day (March 8), as well as to appreciate the beauty of springtime in the Getty’s garden. Each person was asked to choose their favorite image from the field trip: please enjoy these selections in our photo gallery.
Louisville High School is a private, Catholic college-preparatory school for girls in grades 9 through 12, located in Woodland Hills, CA. Louisville educates young women in a vibrant, supportive learning community guided by the mission of the Sisters of St. Louis to “work toward a world healed, unified and transformed.” Challenging academics and caring faculty empower each student to develop her confidence, integrity and faith to meet the needs of an ever-changing world.