Art Exhibits

Backstage Hollywood: The Photographs of Bob Willoughby

September 8–October 20, 2026 – McKune Room | Open During Library Hours*

Venture backstage into the golden age of Hollywood with this exhibition that explores the photography of Bob Willoughby. Widely recognized as a pioneer of photography in the twentieth century, Willoughby was the first outside photographer invited by studios to take photos on film sets. Willoughby’s career took off in 1954 when Life magazine published a feature with over a dozen of his candid photographs of Judy Garland working on set. Since then, his photographs have become instantly recognizable, featuring naturalistic images of actors and directors in intimate moments of vulnerability.

*Exhibit closes 30 minutes prior to the library’s closing.