On October 31, 1991, a fatal accident in Japan brought a tragic close to “The Umbrellas Japan–USA,” a massive bicontinental art installation partially in the Tejon Pass. Designed by Bulgarian-born artist Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, the ambitious project featured 3,100 giant umbrellas, blue in Japan and golden poppy-colored in California, celebrating the shared landscapes and contrasts between the two ...

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