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VA to the Getty, by Way of the Shuttle

By Dirk Sanders | Published: May 27, 2011
Carrie Brandlin with the mision statement of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

In 2007 the Getty Security department was approached by the VA (Veterans Affairs) to see if we could arrange a visit to the Getty Center for some of the veterans at their facility off Sepulveda Boulevard at Constitution Avenue. Of… More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, J. Paul Getty Trust

Supporting Employees Who Serve

By Bob Combs | Published: January 6, 2011
Randall Henry at the Getty, in his security officer's uniform

We folks in the Security Department don’t like to call attention to ourselves. We’re happiest when protecting you, and the art, behind the scenes. But we’re too happy about one piece of news to stay quiet: we recently received the… More»

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      John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Venetian street.

      Sargent did not like to be photographed, but here is a rare image of him sketching and puffing on a cigar. The photographer, his friend Sarah Choate Sears, drew subjects from the same aristocratic circles as Sargent did for his paintings.

      John Singer Sargent, about 1890, Sarah Choate Sears, gelatin silver print. The J. Paul Getty Museum.


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