A View of J. Paul Getty
What we learned after researching portraits of the collector and businessman.
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J. Paul Getty
Not-Your-Average Visitor’s Take on the Getty
The Getty from a Getty's point of view.
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Bringing J. Paul Getty’s Story to Life
Embedding our founder’s story into the walls of the Getty Center.
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The Never-Boring Life of J. Paul Getty, World’s Richest Man
The details on what you don't know about our founder.
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“Who is this man named J. P. Getty?” M. Knoedler & Co. and Getty the Collector
J. Paul Getty, the mysterious art hunter.
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New Audio Tour Celebrates the Getty Villa’s 40th Anniversary
Did you know Romans kept eels as pets and bought them…jewelry? Come stroll the grounds of this 40-year-young institution to hear that story and a few others besides.
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Masterpiece of the Week: A Cabinet That’s Proudly Over the Top
This is not your run-of-the-aristocratic-mill cupboard. J. Paul Getty, who had a passion for French decorative arts, listed this cabinet—our current Masterpiece of the... Read More
Come Eye to Wild Eye with the Bronze Sculptures in the Getty Villa Gardens
The statues at the Getty Villa mirror the display at the Villa dei Papyri.
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J. Paul Getty, The Early Years
What forces shaped J. Paul Getty into the man portrayed in his diaries? The Getty’s Institutional Archives recently acquired a collection that illuminates Getty’s... Read More
A Look Inside J. Paul Getty’s Newly Digitized Diaries
They’re here! The diaries of J. Paul Getty are now part of the collection of the Getty’s Institutional Archives, thanks in large part to the... Read More