H is for Haring
A look inside the artist files of legendary curator Harald Szeemann. More»
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British Library, Harley 3244, detail of f. 58r. Bestiary. 1236-c.1250
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Frederick Hammersley Foundation Donates Archive to the Getty Research Institute
Page from Notebook 3, Frederick Hammersley, 1978. Artwork © Frederick Hammersley Foundation
“Despite their precise lines and construction, Hammersley’s work displays a personal touch, guided by his belief in intuition as an important principle for art making.” More»
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Treasures from the Vault: Beatrice Monti della Corte and the Americans
Beatrice Monti della Corte (detail), 1962, Alexander Liberman. The Getty Research Institute, 2000.R.19
The glamorous owner of the Galleria dell’Ariete in Milan was key to the careers of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, among many others. More»
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Harry Smith’s Archives and Collections Now at the Getty Research Institute
© Allen Ginsberg LLC
Best known for his experimental films and his anthology of American folk music, Harry Smith was a fascinating multidisciplinary artist and avid collector. More»
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Treasures from the Vault: Robert Mapplethorpe Papers and Photographs
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Held at the Getty Research Institute
After much anticipation, the Robert Mapplethorpe archive is now available at the Getty Research Institute. More»
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Treasures from the Vault: The Carlhian Records
The Getty Research Institute is pleased to announce that the Carlhian records are now available for research. This archive enhances the Research Institute’s holdings in the history of decorative arts. Based in Paris, the Carlhian firm acquired and produced furniture, boiseries or… More»
Posted in Architecture and Design, Art, Getty Research Institute
Treasures from the Vault: Ray Kappe, Green Architecture Pioneer and SCI-ARC Founder
Researchers interested in studying post-World War II architecture in Southern California will be excited to learn that a new archive is now fully catalogued and available for study: the Ray Kappe papers. The collection, part of the Getty Research Institute’s… More»
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Meet Us at the 6th Annual Archives Bazaar
Do you love L.A.? Yes? You’re in for a treat! We’re gearing up to help celebrate the diverse history of Los Angeles at L.A. as Subject’s 6th Annual Archives Bazaar next Saturday, October 22. It runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00… More»
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Treasures from the Vault: Welcome to Alfred Schmela’s Art Gallery!
An important archive on postwar art is now available for research at the Getty Research Institute. After several months of writing and archival processing, I’ve just finished my work on the archive of Galerie Schmela. The archive’s 172 boxes and 25 flat file… More»
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Innovating Art History from Brazil to L.A. and Back
Last week the Getty Research Institute hosted a visitor from Brazil, Eliana de Azevedo Marques. She is chief librarian at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo. We gave her a tour of our architectural… More»
