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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will host a book signing and conversation for 'Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures' on Friday, July 17, from 3 to 4 PM at the LACMA Store at the David Geffen Galleries. The event pairs Audrey Sands, the book’s author, historian and curator specializing in 20th-century American photography, with LACMA curator Rebecca Morse for a discussion before the signing.
According to LACMA’s event notice, Sands’ new book focuses on street photographer Lisette Model’s photographs of jazz musicians. The publication also includes a text by Langston Hughes that is being published for the first time. The museum frames the book as a way to bring together photography, jazz history and literary material in a single volume, with the signing offering visitors a chance to purchase the book directly at the museum store.
LACMA’s listing places the program at the store rather than in a gallery or auditorium, underscoring the institution’s retail and public-programming space as part of the event. The museum identifies the location as the LACMA Store at the David Geffen Galleries, and the program is set as a one-hour conversation followed by the signing. No further details on the format of the discussion were provided in the source material.
The event is tied to LACMA’s broader Friday programming. The museum notes that after the book signing, Los Angeles County residents can access the museum for free. Guests are also invited to stay for a free 'Jazz at LACMA' concert featuring the Robert Rodriguez Quartet. Those elements place the book launch within a larger evening of access and live music at the museum.
The book itself extends the visibility of Model’s jazz photographs by bringing them into dialogue with Hughes’ text. LACMA’s announcement describes the volume as a new book and says Sands highlights Model’s images of jazz musicians alongside Hughes’ writing, which has not been published before. The pairing of a photographer known for street work with one of the central literary voices of 20th-century American culture gives the publication a distinct cross-disciplinary profile.
LACMA also directs readers to its store for the book and notes that members receive a 10 percent discount on regular in-store and online purchases. The museum includes practical transit information in the announcement as well, pointing to the Metro D Line’s Wilshire/Fairfax Station as direct access to the museum. The event takes place on July 17, 2026, at the LACMA Store at the David Geffen Galleries in Los Angeles.
