Past Exhibitions

Botanical drawing of fern

Highgrove Florilegium

The watercolors are the work of international artists who were invited by the Prince of Wales to capture the diversity of his garden for a limited-edition fine-art publication, The Highgrove Florilegium. Proceeds from the book benefit the Prince's Charities Foundation.

Woman with curlers

This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in L.A. Photographs

This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in L.A. Photographs examines the dynamic relationship between the city and the art of photography from the 1860s to the present.

Watercolor painting of a house designed by Wallace Neff

The Legacy of Wallace Neff

This small exhibition celebrated the acquisition of Wallace Neff's papers and displayed a sampling of other significant material related to the famed architect's work in the Library.

Jack Smith at his writing desk

Smith on Wry: Jack Smith, Columnist for Our Times

Smith on Wry: Jack Smith, Columnist for Our Times, looks at Los Angeles Times columnist Jack Smith, one of the most popular newspaper columnists in Southern California history.