Five-Ton Wheel Takes Center Stage for “Prometheus Bound”
A five-ton steel wheel has craned into the Getty Villa for this fall’s outdoor theater production.
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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.
Digital Success, Interactive Reading, and Other Open Questions about OSCI and Digital Publishing
How do we measure success in digital publishing? What’s better, an app or responsive design? What do we mean by “reading” now?
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Artists Reinventing the Museum, A Google Art Talk with Sam Durant
Artists are helping museums transform themselves for the 21st century. A conversation.
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Gallery at the Getty Research Institute Undergoing Dramatic Expansion
The GRI Gallery is expanding more than threefold, starting June 10.
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The Civil War in Pictures
The Civil War captured in early photographs, from young New Yorkers headed to the battlefield to Robert E. Lee one week after the surrender.
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Getty Voices: The Social Museum
How do we make ourselves more social, more innovative, less afraid of failure?
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For California Gardeners, Winter Is the New Summer
Winter, the sere season? Not in California, where the cool months are our lushest, our most verdant of all.
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What Makes an Artist Great? Curator Scott Schaefer on Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer is a beloved artist. Is he also a great one?
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New “Getty Voices” Project Features Creative Angles on Art and Culture, One Week at a Time
This morning we launched Getty Voices, a new social media project on The Iris led by a different member of the Getty community every week.
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New Online Resource to Reveal Stories about Nazi-Looted Art, Wartime Art Market
Featuring over 2,000 newly digitized catalogs, a new database will revolutionize Nazi-era art research.
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Lessons from the Romans on Getting the New Year Off to a Good Start
Many New Year’s customs originated with Janus, Roman god of doorways and beginnings.
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Dogs Behaving Badly
Bad dog! Jumping, barking, pulling, hogging, guarding, as captured in art.
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