“Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings”

May 3, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Central Library – Getty Gallery

An outstanding selection of travel sketches, figure drawings and building renderings by one of modernism’s most important architects, Richard Neutra (1892-1970), will be on display in the exhibit Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings from May 3 to Sept. 6, 2009, at Central Library’s Getty Gallery, 630 W. Fifth St., downtown Los Angeles. The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours.

The exhibition features choice selections at the Charles E. Young Research Library’s Department of Special Collections, UCLA. The pieces range from early pencil sketches from Neutra’s student wandering in 1913 to later pastel renderings of his Los Angeles houses from the 1950s. Selected for their artistic quality, the works illustrate Neutra’s skill in traditional notions of composition combined with his innovative techniques of architectural representation.

29 Palms, California, Christmas - 1938
crayon on paper
Department of Special Collections
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings will be accompanied by a free audio tour featuring a discussion among a group of diverse people on the subject of the artistry and importance of Richard Neutra. Produced by Sandpail Productions, the audio tour includes such voices as Ray Kappe, Kelly Lynch, Sarah Lorenzen, Leo Marmol, Dion Neutra, and Victoria Steele. The audio tour will be available in the gallery via cell phone or by download to an mp3 player.

Also, ALOUD at Central Library will present a series of talks with renowned architects in conjunction with this exhibition including a lecture, "Hollywood and Uncle Sam: Richard Neutra in the Great Depression," by exhibition curator Thomas S. Hines, on Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m., for more information visit www.aloudla.org.

Universal Pictures Building, Los Angeles - 1932-33
pencil on paper
Department of Special Collections
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

More Information

• Press Release
• mp3 Download of Audio Tour
• ALOUD Event Information
• Central Library Information

"Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings" is produced by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Public Library in cooperation with the Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library at UCLA. Exhibits at the Central Library are made possible in part through a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.