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Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece, Unrecognized for Decades, Is Acquired by Getty
“Lucretia” (ca. 1627) remained in private hands for centuries before it was recently rediscovered in a collection in southern France.
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The Most Popular Art on the Getty Website in 2020
“Getty Wrapped 2020” — made in the style of Spotify's “Wrapped” lists — offers insight into the most popular search terms for art lovers this year.
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Drive Along Sunset Boulevard With Ed Ruscha
The Getty Research Institute launched a website that allows you to hop in a vintage car and travel along the boulevard between 1965 and 2007.
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Getty Responds to Open Letter Accusing Museum of Racial Bias and Insensitivity
On July 21, the Getty Board of Trustees posted a response to a July 15 open letter written by hundreds of current and former Getty employees as well as museum visitors. In its response, the institution touts some of the steps it has taken towards diversity, while also acknowledging "that Getty has m
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Open Letter Criticizes Getty for Racial Bias and Insensitivity
Current and former staff of the Getty Museum, the Getty Trust, and the Getty Research Institute were among hundreds of signatories accusing the museum of racial insensitivity and bias.
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Make the Getty’s Collection Your Own in Animal Crossing
The Getty's art generator is the latest tool to help players of the popular social simulation game create their own galleries and installations.
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The Internet Is Restaging Famous Paintings While Museums Are Closed
The Getty, Metropolitan Museum, and Rijksmuseum have challenged their followers to creatively recreate famous works in their collections.
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$3M Gauguin Sculpture Acquired by Getty Museum Deemed a Fake
The museum, which purchased the work in 2002, has changed the attribution of the sculpture "Head with Horns" to “unknown.”
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A Podcast on Radical Women Unearths Rare Interviews With Alice Neel, Betye Saar, and More
This season of the Recording Artists podcast, hosted by Helen Molesworth, explores what it has meant to be a woman and artist through the lives of six iconic artists.
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The Story of the Black King Among the Magi
The story behind the rise and decline of the popularity of the black magus during the Renaissance has been largely forgotten, but at one time, the tale was used to explain the perceived need for conversion to Christianity, the three ages of man, as well as emerging theories of race.
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A Long-Lost de Kooning Is Being Restored, But Will Always Bear the Scars of Its Theft
Willem de Kooning’s “Woman–Ochre” was missing for over 30 years. Now recovered, it shows signs of mishandling and amateur restoration that are difficult to fix.
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Over 300 Books Are Available for Free Download in the Getty Museum's Virtual Library
Since its launch in 2014, the Virtual Library has had 398,058 unique downloads of its PDFs.