Buck Teeth and All: True Lies in Early Color Printing
Claiming to invent color printing, Gautier-D’Agoty was actually something of a con man.
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Preservation Planner Edgar Garcia
A former intern reflects on his career beginnings at the Getty.
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Grit, Money, Glory: Olympics Then and Now
How different were the ancient Greek Olympics from those of London 2012?
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Art Historian Jessica Maxwell
An art history PhD candidate at Princeton reflects on her career beginnings at the Getty.
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Needlework Pattern Books
Books for needlework and lace are among the rarest of early modern printed books.
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Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Greece
History on the customs with a how-to video on playing the drinking game kottabos.
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Museum Curator Josh Yiu
Curator of Chinese art at the Seattle Art Museum reflects on his career beginnings at the Getty.
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Expanding Identity: Reflections on the 2012 Getty Intern Arts Summit
This summer, I am working at the Getty Foundation as part of the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program. The program provides paid internships to diverse students at arts organizations all across L.A., including the Getty. The highlight of my first week was...
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In Search of the Berthouville Treasure
The present whereabouts of the Berthouville Treasure are not a mystery. In December 2011 this priceless hoard of ancient Roman artifacts discovered by chance in the French countryside over 180 years ago was temporarily transferred from its permanent home in...
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Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses
Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway.
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To Hell and Back: Dante’s Inferno in Art and Film
UPDATE: The screening of the 1911 film L’Inferno, scheduled for Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m., has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. The other two films will screen as planned. The Museum’s Department of Manuscripts recently opened...
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Why Have There Been No Great (Wikipedia Articles on) Women Artists?
What’s the top hit when you google Louise Nevelson, Dorothea Lange, or Betye Saar? Wikipedia, of course. The online encyclopedia anyone can edit, Wikipedia features 22 million articles edited by 1 million+ volunteer editors in 285 languages. Of those...
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