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About: Liz McDermott

I'm an assistant editor in the Publications department at the Getty Research Institute.

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My L.A.: Learning to Love Baskin-Robbins

By Liz McDermott | Published: May 16, 2013
Burbank Baskin-Robbins ice cream store
Great architecture? Perhaps not. Community hub? Definitely.

What makes a building into a community gathering spot? Sometimes a nondescript exterior gives way to sugary goodness inside. More»

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Explore New Features and Tools on the Getty Research Institute’s Website

By Liz McDermott | Published: November 16, 2010
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Eighteen months ago we at the Getty Research Institute decided to give our website a complete overhaul. A small group formed and spent the first three months looking through hundreds and hundreds of pages on our site. We talked, and… More»

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      Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Rape of Proserpina, 1622.

      Bernini completed his first bust at the age of 10! He was not only a prolific sculptor (and child prodigy), but was also a painter, draftsman and architect.


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