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StoryCorps interview featuring two African American men
Photo: Rob Lowell, courtesy of StoryCorps

Participate in StoryCorps at the Getty

By Mikaela Pollock | Published: March 5, 2015

Take part in an oral history project this March. More»

Norham Castle, Sunrise / JMW Turner
Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. Photo © Tate, London 2014

“The Sun Is God”: JMW Turner in Los Angeles

By Julian Brooks | Published: March 4, 2015

J. M. W. Turner would have felt right at home in Los Angeles. More»

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#MusePose Gets Physical

By Audrey Chan, Andrew Westover, and Kelly Williams | Published: March 1, 2015

What’s next in our monthly Instagram challenge? Bring a friend… More»

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Expanding Access: Devotion and Objects

By Andrew Westover and Bryan C. Keene | Published: February 28, 2015

A medieval Qur’an and a study day for American Muslim scholars. More»

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#GettyJam Report—12 Museum Games Created in 30 Hours

By Susan Edwards | Published: February 27, 2015

USC students pull al-nighters at the museum to create art games. More»

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    #GettyJam Report—12 Museum Games Created in 30 Hours

    By Susan Edwards | Published: February 27, 2015

    USC students pull al-nighters at the museum to create art games. More»

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        This patron goes full-on Minerva and protects her son with a shield while her husband is away. Also, an owl. 

        Allegorical Portrait of the Van Risamburgh Family, 1790, Joseph Chinard

        Oh, I always loved this sculpture!  If I remember correctly, the son is leaning on his father’s sword?  But I haven’t visited it in ages and it’s hard to tell in these pics.

        Indeed! He’s propped up on a pile of armor and is indeed holding a dagger or sword too big for him in his right hand. Maybe easier to see here? 

        03/06/15

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