1921-1955, Simon Rodia. Steel, concrete, found objects.
Photographs of Watts Towers may be found in many books on Los Angeles architecture. Below are listed some of the publications devoted specifically to Watts Towers:
- Goldstone, Bud and Arloa. The Los Angeles Watts Towers. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 1997.
- Minar, Rena. Case studies of folk art environments : Simon Rodia's Watts Towers and Reverend Howard Finster's Paradise Garden. Masters Thesis, Rice University, 1994.
- Zelver, Patricia. The Wonderful Towers of Watts. New York: Mulberry Books, 1994.
- Whiteson, Leon. The Watts Towers. Oakville, Ont.: Mosaic Press, 1989.
- Ward, Daniel Franklin. Simon Rodia and his towers in Watts: an introduction and a bibliography. Monticello, Ill: Vance Bibliographies, 1986.
- Posen, I. Sheldon. Watts Towers and the giglio tradition. In Folklife annual. 1985.
- Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, Los Angeles, California: inventory of features. Sacramento: State of California, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, 1983.
- Simone Rodia, Watts Towers. New York: Mead Library of Ideas, 1968.
- Madian, Jon. Beautiful junk; a story of the Watts Towers. Boston; Little, Brown, 1968
- Rosen, Seymour. Simon Rodia's towers in Watts; a photographic exhibition. [Los Angeles] PUBLISHER: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1962.
- Watts Towers. Los Angeles: Committee for Simon Rodia's Towers in Watts, 1961.
- Kiakis, Harry. The Watts Towers. [San Francisco?]: Bern Porter, 1959.
- Details of some of the towers, 1987.
- Detail of the outside wall, 1987.
- General view of Watts Towers, 1987.
- General view of Watts Towers, 2001.
- Details of the towers, 2005.
- View of landscaped green park, named after John Outterbridge, 2001
- Details of the amphitheater and its pavement, 2001
- Mama Watts, artist unknown, 2001.
- Tile mural, Magic Wall, Watts Towers Arts Center, 2005. Patricia Riske and students.
- Tiled gutter, Watts Towers Arts Center
- Murals at the Watts Towers Arts Center:
- Richard Wyatt, Cecil, 1989. Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th St.
- Elliott Pinkney, Ceremony for Smokers, 1991. Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th St.
- Elliott Pinkeny, Peace and Love, 1976. Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th St.
- Anthony Cox, Mother Watts, 1988. Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th St.