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Philipp Otto Runge’s “Times of Day,” A Monument of German Romantic Art

By Louis Marchesano | Published: June 5, 2013
Detail of the female figure in Evening from the Times of Day suite / Philipp Otto Runge

This remarkable four-print series depicts the coming and departing of light, which points to the cycles of life from conception to death. More»

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Treasures from the Vault: Harald Szeemann’s “Project Files”

By Melanie Tran | Published: May 31, 2013
Photos of the Venice Biennale from the Harald Szeemann papers
Behind the scenes at the Venice Biennale. At top left, Szeemann inspects construction progress; at bottom right, artwork crates arrive by boat. Undated; photographers unknown. The Getty Research Institute, Harald Szeemann papers, 1892–2010

As director of the Venice Biennale, curator Harald Szeemann created new ways of showing art—and new places to show it. More»

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Treasures from the Vault: The Man of La Belle Ferronière

By Emmabeth Nanol | Published: May 23, 2013
Image 5_The London Illustrated_July 18 1931_1

A fake Leonardo? The scandalous court case of art dealer Joseph Duveen. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Behind the Scenes, Getty Research Institute, Voices

Getty Voices: Our L.A.

By Lyra Kilston | Published: May 13, 2013
Getty Voices: Lyra Kilston's L.A. map
My L.A.: My life mapped on the landscape.

Did you walk through Overdrive and see part of your story? What are your junctions of place and history? What buildings reflect a bit of who you are? 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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Beware Cupid’s Arrow! French Print Reveals Dangers of Romantic Mix-Ups

By Courtney Wilder | Published: February 14, 2013
Detail of the Exchange of Arrows Between Death and Cupid / Pierre Landry
Unlikely.

It could happen to you: comic mix-ups, near-death encounters, and other tales of accursed romance from French prints at the Getty Research Institute. More»

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Getty Voices: The Forgotten Surrealist

By Annette Leddy | Published: February 11, 2013
Wolfgang Paalen with his portrait of Andre Breton
Courtesy Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City

“A feeling of surprise, even disbelief, that someone so unique could have remained unknown to us for so long.” More»

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Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Getty Research Institute, Photographs, Film, and Video

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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Rare Chinese Battle Prints Come to the Getty Research Institute

By Amy Hood | Published: January 17, 2013
Detail of Chinese emperor Qianlong in Pictures of the Campaigns against the Gurkhas / Chinese
Detail of Chinese emperor Qianlong being carried in triumph from the plate above

These amazingly detailed prints depict the successful military campaign of the Qianlong Emperor against Nepalese warriors. More»

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      A show #NowOnView at the Getty Center explores hatching in drawings.

      Portrait of Joseph Roulin, 1888, Vincent van Gogh. J. Paul Getty Museum. 
      Study of a Seated Woman, about 1730, Jean-Baptiste Pater. J. Paul Getty Museum.
      A Falconer in a Landscape, 1557. J. Paul Getty Museum.
      Self-Portrait by Charles Samuel Keene, about 1845. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles


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