“L.A. Murals” is a photography exhibition constructed from the archives of Carol M. Highsmith and Camilo José Vergara. (photo courtesy of Library of Congress)

“L.A. Murals,” a new photography exhibition from the Library of Congress, documents murals painted on the streets of Los Angeles.

The photographs are now on view in Los Angeles at the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in the Library of Congress Ira Gershwin Gallery. The exhibition, which is free and open to visitors of the concert hall, is on view through September 2020.

“L.A. Murals” features 30 photographs curated from the archives of photographers Carol M. Highsmith and Camilo José Vergara, which are part of the library’s prints and photographs division. Library curators organized the exhibit.

“Our national library holds an incredible collection of more than 14 million photographs documenting our culture, including the creativity and diversity of Los Angeles,” said librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “We are so pleased to showcase part of this collection in the new photography exhibition, ‘L.A. Murals,’ at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.”

The photographs were shot between 1997 and 2016, recording the work of recognized artists, as well as those whose paintings were created as signage, commercial art, homages and memorials. The mural locations ranged from Venice Beach to Whittier Boulevard in east L.A. Maps of mural locations are provided to mark their original sites, some of which are gone.

“Los Angeles is home to a flourishing artistic community with a number of highly talented street artists and muralists whose work portrays the many cultures of our vibrant county and provides a vibrant backdrop to our daily lives,” said Rachel Moore, president and CEO of the Music Center. “The Music Center is thrilled to be able to provide a platform that highlights this art form and the many murals that are part of the fabric of L.A.”

The Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave. For information, call (213)972-7211, or visit musiccenter.org.