Getty Research Institute collection

Ruscha Sees L.A.

The Getty has just acquired photographs by Ed Ruscha. Seventy-four prints, including depictions of gas stations from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City along Route... Read More

Annelisa Stephan | October 6, 2011

“The Photographer with the Soul of an Architect”: Lucien Hervé

Bridging the visions of Le Corbusier and Lucien Hervé.

Lyra Kilston | September 16, 2011

Faces of the Mexican Revolution

Famous and not-so-famous figures of the Mexican Revolution.

Beth Guynn | September 9, 2011

The First Modern Catalogue of an Art Collection: Q&A with Curator Louis Marchesano

In the 1700s, the seeds of a new style of presenting works of art—both on the wall and on the page—were planted by a... Read More

Jessica Portner | August 17, 2011

Anticipating Mapplethorpe

Inside the Sam Wagstaff papers.

Laura Schroffel | July 25, 2011

Happy 100th Birthday, John Lautner!

The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday to declare July 16th “John Lautner Day.” This Saturday would have been the 100th birthday of... Read More

Sarah Sherman | July 13, 2011

A Gallery Fit for a Prince and Now the Public? The Düsseldorf Gallery and the Modern Museum

Most museum galleries have certain things in common. For one, the works are spaced a restful distance apart from one another on the wall.... Read More

Jessica Portner | July 8, 2011

Welcome to Alfred Schmela’s Art Gallery!

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... Read More

Isabella Zuralski-Yeager | June 29, 2011