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This Just In: The Shunk-Kender Archive

By Sarah Zabrodski | Published: January 26, 2015
Harry Shunk (left) and Janos Kender in 1961
Harry Shunk (left) and János Kender in 1961 at a dinner for artist Lucio Fontana at La Coupole in Montparnasse, Paris. Photo: Shunk-Kender. The Getty Research Institute, 2014.R.20

The 20th-century art scene, told in photographs. More»

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Posted in Getty Research Institute, Paintings, Research

Treasures from the Vault: Correspondence of the Art Dealer M. Knoedler & Co

By Silvia Caporaletti | Published: December 29, 2014
Portrait of a Woman Praying / Hans Memling
Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu. © Muzeul Naţional Brukenthal

A failed bid for Renaissance masterpieces is revealed in a collection of newly catalogued letters. More»

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Treasures from the Vault: The Guerrilla Girls Archive

By Pietro Rigolo | Published: November 11, 2014
Props used in the Guerrilla Girls' actions: plastic gun, bananas, and gorilla fingers with nail polish
Copyright © Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com

Why did art professionals put on gorilla masks and take to the streets? More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Getty Research Institute

Meet FRED!

By Katie Duvall | Published: October 10, 2014
editFRED

What’s used in law enforcement and at the Getty Research Institute? FRED! More»

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Alphabet Szoup

By Heather Courtney | Published: June 26, 2014
H is for Haring
H is for Haring

A look inside the artist files of legendary curator Harald Szeemann. More»

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Frederick Hammersley Foundation Donates Archive to the Getty Research Institute

By Glenn Phillips | Published: November 6, 2013
Page from Notebook 3 / Frederick Hammersley
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

By Annette Leddy | Published: March 28, 2013
Beatrice Monti della Corte (detail) / Alexander Liberman
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

By Nancy Perloff | Published: March 27, 2013
Harry Smith at Allen Ginsberg's Kitchen Table, New York City, 16 June 1988 / Allen Ginsberg
© 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

By Annette Doss and Katie Duvall | Published: January 28, 2013
Self-portrait / Robert Mapplethorpe
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

By Karen Meyer-Roux | Published: February 21, 2012
Maison Carlhian, Paris, warehouse with stock of plaster casts and boiserie, 1919

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»

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      Check out a cake pan at Great Bend Public Library, Kansas

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      I feel like there was another cake pan/library photo floating around a while back which was even more epic. Hanging them in bags seems much more sensible though.

      Oh man, does looking at this make anyone else hungry?

      Imagine taking that cake pan and putting gelato in it.

      stolen from the internet

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      It’s 9 feet high…

      Vase, 1889, Jean-Désiré Ringel d’Illzach. Bronze and copper, 107 1/2 in. high. The J. Paul Getty Museum.

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