An Activist’s View of the Civil Rights Movement
Compelling images from the Civil Rights era beyond the South.
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Tag: Getty Research Institute collection
Art Nerd Costumes Inspired by the Old Masters
Silly and sophisticated Halloween costume ideas from our collections.
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Robert Mapplethorpe: The Commercial Archive and the Sexualization of the Black Male Body
A chapter in the sexualized history of race.
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VIDEO: The Kinora Picture Reel
A virtual peek at early motion picture technology.
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Inside the Papers of Pioneering Artist and Scholar Harmony Hammond
Newly acquired papers provide insight into feminist and lesbian art.
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Veronica Vera and Robert Mapplethorpe, Pioneering Transgender New York
“I am putting together a videotape of my life in erotica...”
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19th-Century Board Game Offers a Tour of the German Colonies
Colonialism as child’s play.
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Pataphysical Metadata and Alfred Jarry’s Web of Influence
Getty Research Institute’s resources map expanding connections that begin with one eccentric.
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Digitized Images by Wim Swaan Available as Open Content
Newly digitized photos by Wim Swaan are free to download and use.
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A Curio of the Late-20th-Century New York Arts Scene
A poster by Rea Tajiri signifies an important time in the video artist’s career
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The Correspondence of Art-World Power Couple Lawrence Alloway and Sylvia Sleigh
Newly digitized letters reveal a romantic and intellectual love affair.
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Why Illustrate a Cookbook?
A Renaissance celeb chef tells all.
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