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Leigh Wiener: The Artist at Work

  • Introduction to the work of Leigh Wiener
  • Some of Leigh Wiener's photographs
  • Exhibition of Wiener's photographs
  • A photograph of Judy Garland and some of Wiener's photographic equipment
  • Gallery showing Wiener's photographs
  • Photographs by Wiener, including Robert Kennedy and Grace Kelly
  • Photos of political figures and celebrities
  • Wiener photographs including Billie Holiday and Mahalia Jackson

January 9, 2020 – August 8, 2021
Over the course of a fifty-year career, Leigh Wiener (1929-1993) captured iconic images that appeared in hallmark publications including the Los Angeles Times, Life, Time, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated.  Pepperdine Libraries presented a sampling of the myriad prints that Wiener produced in his darkroom. The photographs offer intimate snapshots of Hollywood legends, Jazz Age greats, U.S. presidents, and other leading figures in twentieth-century America. Viewed together, they uniquely capture what it means to be an artist—from both sides of the camera.