LOS ANGELES, CA.- The illuminators of medieval manuscripts found creative ways to tell stories through pictures. A sequence of illustrations was often linked on a page, or several parts of a tale were incorporated in a single image. On view at the J. P…
Getty Museum Presents Ancient Cambodian Bronze Masterpieces from the Khmer Empire
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bronze (samrit in Khmer) is of enduring significance in Cambodian culture. A noble material, it is indicative of prosperity and success, in addition to being a hallmark of Cambodian artistic achievement. A mixture of metals consisting…
Technological Developments in Photographic Representations of Trees at the Getty
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum presents In Focus: The Tree, a survey of important technological and aesthetic developments in photographic representations of trees, on view at the Getty Center from February 8 through July 3, 2011. The lates…
Survey of Technological Developments in Photographic Representations of Trees at the Getty
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum presents In Focus: The Tree, a survey of important technological and aesthetic developments in photographic representations of trees, on view at the Getty Center from February 8 through July 3, 2011. The lates…
Getty Museum Displays a Selection of Chinese Photographs Produced Since the 1990s
LOS ANGELEs, CA.- On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, at the Getty Center, December 7, 2010 —April 24, 2011, Photography from the New China displays a selection of Chinese photographs produced since the 1990s, when People’s Republic leader Deng X…
Getty Museum Displays a Selection of Chinese Photographs Produced Since the 1990s
LOS ANGELEs, CA.- On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, at the Getty Center, December 7, 2010 —April 24, 2011, Photography from the New China displays a selection of Chinese photographs produced since the 1990s, when People’s Republic leader Deng X…
Getty Museum Displays First Survey of Felice Beato’s Long and Varied Photography Career
LOS ANGELES, CA.- —On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, December 7, 2010—April 24, 2011, Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road will present the first survey of Felice Beato’s (British, born Italy, 1832–1…
Getty Announces Exhibition that Recreates a Day in the Life of an 18th Century Parisian Townhouse
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The nation of France, and its capital city of Paris in particular, held a special status in European culture during the 18th century. The upper echelons of societies throughout Europe were predominantly Francophiles— imitating Fr…
Getty Announces Exhibition that Recreates a Day in the Life of an 18th Century Parisian Townhouse
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The nation of France, and its capital city of Paris in particular, held a special status in European culture during the 18th century. The upper echelons of societies throughout Europe were predominantly Francophiles— imitating Fr…
Getty Museum Head of Preparation Bruce Metro Retires Following 30-plus Year Career
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 course of his career, has been responsible for the …