Getty Trust President and CEO James Wood Dies at Age 69
LOS ANGELES (AP).- James N. Wood, the president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust, who also worked for 25 years at the Art Institute of Chicago, has died. He was 69. He died unexpectedly...
View ArticleDeborah Marrow Named Interim Director and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation, has been appointed interim President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, filling the position left empty by the unexpected death of...
View ArticleGetty Museum Explores the Tradition of Socially Concerned Reportage
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In the decades following World War II, an independently minded and critically engaged form of photography began to gather momentum. Situated between journalism and art, its...
View ArticleGetty Exhibition will Celebrate Pinnacle of Manuscript Illumination in France
LOS ANGELES, CA.- History played such an integral role in defining national identity in France throughout the high Middle Ages that some of the finest illumination of the period is located within the...
View ArticleGetty Museum Reopens Suite of Sculpture & Decorative Arts Galleries
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum today reopens its suite of sculpture and decorative arts galleries in the West Pavilion at the Getty Center with several recently acquired masterpieces...
View ArticleGetty Museum Head of Preparation Bruce Metro Retires Following 30-plus Year...
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bruce Metro, Head of Preparation at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will retire at the end of September following 31 years at the Getty. Metro joined the Getty Museum in 1979 and, over the...
View ArticleGetty Museum Celebrates Italian Anniversary by Showcasing Objects in Its...
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Highlighting Italy’s rich cultural heritage, the J. Paul Getty Museum is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italian unification with the Italian Showcase, a presentation of objects...
View ArticleSmithsonian American Art Museum names Tiarna Doherty new Chief Conservator
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum welcomes Tiarna Doherty as its new chief conservator. Doherty will be responsible for overseeing the staff and programming at the Lunder...
View ArticleJ. Paul Getty Museum announces acquisition of rare Francesco Primaticcio bronze
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a rare bronze female double head attributed to Francesco Primaticcio (Bologna, 1504–Paris, 1570). Created in France in about 1543, Double Head is...
View ArticleN.C. Museum of Art presents largest collection of authentic Rembrandts for...
RALEIGH, NC- A groundbreaking new exhibition brings together the largest number of authentic Rembrandt paintings from American collections ever before assembled. Organized and presented by the North...
View ArticleJ. Paul Getty Museum acquires seventy-two photographs by Andreas Feininger
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of 72 photographs by 20th century photographer Andreas Feininger (American, born Paris, 1906–1999). Son of the Expressionist...
View ArticleJ. Paul Getty Museum announces acquisition of rare, early portrait by Edouard...
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the acquisition of Portrait of Madame Brunet (also known as Young Woman in 1860), painted in 1860-1863, and reworked by 1867—a rare, early...
View ArticleGetty Museum presents “Gothic Grandeur”: Manuscript illumination, 1200-1350
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The term “Gothic” evokes visions of soaring spires, graceful flying buttresses, and sparkling stained glass. It also represents an important style of manuscript illumination that...
View ArticleThe J. Paul Getty Museum presents exhibition of memorable images of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- As part of the region-wide Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980 initiative, The J. Paul Getty Museum presents In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945–1980, an exhibition of photographs...
View ArticleGetty Museum announces acquisition of rare early Renaissance drawing...
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum today announced the acquisition at auction of Portrait of a Young Man, Head and Shoulders, Wearing a Cap, drawn about 1470, attributed to Piero del Pollaiuolo...
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