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1970s

1970

William Wegman moves to California to teach at California State University, Long Beach.

1970

While in Long Beach, William Wegman and his wife at the time adopt Man Ray, a Weimaraner that becomes a central figure in Wegman’s art.

1972

Miriam Schapiro participates in Dextra Frankel’s all-women exhibition, Invisible/Visible: 21 Artists, at the Long Beach Museum of Art.

1977

David Hammons, Senga Nengudi, and other members of Studio Z participate in Studio Z: Individual Collective, an exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art.

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David Hammons Senga Nengudi Miriam Schapiro William Wegman California Long Beach Museum of Art Studio Z