All Posts by Annelisa Stephan
I'm assistant director for digital content strategy and UX in Getty Communications. In this role I lead a team focused on web, user experience, and digital media that seeks to connect new audiences to old art. From 2010 to 2019 I also edited the Getty Iris.
I have a B.A. from Yale in History of Art and an M.A. from UCLA in Germanic Linguistics, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, Germany.
If you’re planning to visit the Getty this holiday, you may be surprised to learn that we have no tour guides. Instead, we have... Read More
Winter in the Central Garden
The Getty’s outdoor spaces are never more beautiful than in the colder months.
Read MoreAncient Greek Theaters, Seen from the Sky
Ancient Greek theaters, seen by plane.
Read MoreObjects and Memories: Edmund de Waal on Tracing a Family Collection
Renoir's portrait of Cahen d-Anvers and de Waal's netsuke
Read MoreFriday Night: Susan Meiselas Discusses Her Work at the Getty Center
Photographer Susan Meiselas appears at the Getty Center this Friday evening to talk about her work and screen her 1991 film Pictures from a... Read More
Archaeologist Kathryn Gleason on Roman Gardens
Kathryn Gleason is an expert on Roman gardens and a pioneer in the field of garden archaeology, an exciting and relatively new field. In... Read More
15 Years of “If…”
Can you handle this book? It’s one of the most challenging we’ve ever published. Not in the words—it has only 97 of them—but in... Read More
A Seductive Still Life
Greeting you as you enter the exhibition In Focus: Still Life are two beautiful photographs that incorporate dead animals in their compositions. Lorikeet with... Read More
Robert Weingarten on His Photography
Robert Weingarten's work spans the possibilities of photography—from traditional black-and-white prints to digital mashups composed entirely in Photoshop. In advance of his lecture at... Read More
The Perfect Summer Picnic
After a cool early summer, toasty picnic weather has finally arrived in L.A. The Getty is a great place for outdoor eats—this weekend, the... Read More
Life After Disaster: A Conversation with Archaeologist Sandy MacGillivray
Canadian archaeologist Alexander "Sandy" MacGillivray studies disasters for a living. He's an expert on one of the worst cataclysms in history, the eruption of... Read More
Hidden Gems of the Collection: Paintings That Keep Us Guessing
We continue our look at intriguing but lesser-known works from the Getty's collection with two more off-the-beaten-path tips from Museum educators. In a previous... Read More