Hugo Ballin was a painter, set designer, filmmaker, and muralist, who worked and lived in Los Angeles from 1920 through his death in 1956. He painted dozens of murals across Southern California during those years, in both public and private spaces, each reflecting the expansion of the city of Los Angeles, the rise of film industry, and the creation of the city's modern architectural skyline. This exhibit highlights some of Ballin's most vivid murals to draw connections, both visually and spatially, between the current landscape of Los Angeles, the city's rich artistic and architectural history, and Ballin's commitment to art as a site of beauty and a means of cultural improvement.