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Art of Los Angeles

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Before you begin your search, compile a list of potential keywords related to your topic. For example:

  • Artists such as Ed Ruscha 
  • Styles and movements such as Art Deco
  • Locations such as Gallery Row
  • Works such as Urban Light

To search phrases or titles with multiple words, use quotation marks. Putting these terms in quotes means that the words will be searched as a phrase rather than each word separately. For example:

  • "Arts and Crafts Movement"
  • "San Fernando Valley"

Combine keywords using the AND operator to narrow your topic. For example:

  • "Los Angeles" AND graffiti

Combine keywords with synonyms using OR to broaden your search. For example:

  • "Watts Towers" OR Towers of "Simon Rodia"

Keywords

These sample keywords lead to items in the Library's OneSearch for that topic AND Los Angeles.

These sample keywords lead to items in the Library's OneSearch for that topic AND Los Angeles:

These sample keywords lead to items in the Library's OneSearch for that topic AND Los Angeles:

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