The Beanery

Kienholz work The Beanery was created at Barney’s Beanery in West Hollywood in 1965. The scene smelled like beer poured all over and the endless sound of clinking glasses and chatter came from a soundtrack. The manikins have stopped clocks for faces and the women are wearing stained, ratty fur coats while the men are slouching at the bar. The scene is to show that people were just wasting time doing nothing when children were fighting in the Viet Nam war.