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What was life like for artists in Los Angeles during the 1960s? Photographer Jerry McMillan gives us a glimpse.Not only ...
05/29/2026

What was life like for artists in Los Angeles during the 1960s? Photographer Jerry McMillan gives us a glimpse.

Not only a celebrated artist himself, he documented rare moments and stylized portraits of artists like Ed Ruscha, Judy Chicago, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Ed Bereal, Larry Bell, Joe Goode, and more. The list goes on—McMillan was around for it all.

McMillan passed away in February, but his life’s work can be remembered through his archive which is housed in Getty’s collections and available to be studied by researchers and scholars.

Learn more about Jerry McMillan's life and legacy:
https://www.getty.edu/news/jerry-mcmillan-los-angeles-art-scene-photographs/

Through time, the color green in art has been made from the copper-derived mineral called malachite, the pale gray-green...
05/29/2026

Through time, the color green in art has been made from the copper-derived mineral called malachite, the pale gray-green glaze called celadon, or verdigris—made by hanging copper plates over a hot vinegar bath.

Green has also symbolized everything from life, rejuvenation, rebirth, fertility, and more.

Curious? Learn more about the history of the color green:
https://www.getty.edu/news/color-series-history-of-green/

Leer en español:
https://www.getty.edu/news/el-verde-siempre-perdura/

What form does your creativity take? For Yasuo Kuniyoshi, it was painting AND photography.In 1906, Yasuo Kuniyoshi came ...
05/28/2026

What form does your creativity take? For Yasuo Kuniyoshi, it was painting AND photography.

In 1906, Yasuo Kuniyoshi came from Japan to America as a teenager.

After landing in Washington state, he worked odd jobs, learned English, and eventually made his way to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in classes. An encouraging teacher inspired him to go to art school.

He moved to New York in 1910, where he studied painting at the Art Students' League, but around 1919 he began to photograph works of art to earn a living.

Although painting remained his primary medium, in 1935, Kuniyoshi acquired a small-format 35mm camera that allowed him greater freedom and mobility.

He began experimenting with angles and unconventional points of view to make more creative photographs. Soon after, he set up a darkroom at his studio.

Between 1935 and 1939, he made more than 400 photographs, frequently basing paintings on these images.

Discover over 100 Kuniyoshi photographs in our collection:
https://gty.art/49nZJ3E

Your first look at the new Getty Center!These renderings show plans for the largest modernization effort since the Getty...
05/28/2026

Your first look at the new Getty Center!

These renderings show plans for the largest modernization effort since the Getty Center's opening in 1997.

Our goals are to improve your visitor experience, enhance accessibility, and strength energy resilience. This means upgrades to the parking and arrival area (Lower Tram), a new tram itself, and renovation to the Center's Welcome Hall.

Read more about what's changing: https://gty.art/49X8eTk

If you've seen an artwork by Vincent van Gogh, you might have noticed one thing: impasto. Here's how you can identify it...
05/26/2026

If you've seen an artwork by Vincent van Gogh, you might have noticed one thing: impasto.

Here's how you can identify it.

Look closely for thick brushstrokes of layered paint. They often stick out from the surface of the painting, giving it a tactile quality.

05/24/2026

In Virtue & Vice: Allegory in European Drawings, we’ve been looking at how artists from the 16th to 19th centuries used art to reinforce norms about “good” and “bad” behavior. But does art still teach moral lessons today? 🤔

Benjamin Patterson’s 1980 Fluxus box, Hooked, feels worlds away from a Renaissance drawing. Still, the contents of this tackle box may instruct us about the nature of vice.

Watch closely as we unpack Patterson’s tacklebox. See anything unexpected? Can you think of what each object might have in common?

Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing closes Jun 7, 2026. Visit the Getty Center before it's gone!

ℹ️ getty.edu/exhibitions/virtue-vice/

🎣 Hooked, 1980, Benjamin Patterson. The Getty Research Institute. Courtesy Estate of Benjamin Patterson

05/22/2026

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Our resident medievalist explains why we refer to some architecture of the Middle Ages as Gothic.

Too few sites on the National Register of Historic Places relate to Black history and build heritage. Getty and our part...
05/21/2026

Too few sites on the National Register of Historic Places relate to Black history and build heritage. Getty and our partners are working to change this.

How Getty is working to protect Black heritage: https://gty.art/4dIvaXL

Happy Gemini season! Gemini are believed to be curious and witty, but also impulsive and inconsistent. Sound like a Gemi...
05/20/2026

Happy Gemini season! Gemini are believed to be curious and witty, but also impulsive and inconsistent. Sound like a Gemini you know?

Swipe to reveal the dos and don'ts of Gemini season according to medieval astrology. ♊️

If you were in the market for a new car or tasty treat in the 1970s or ’80s, you’ve likely seen the work of Barbara DuMe...
05/20/2026

If you were in the market for a new car or tasty treat in the 1970s or ’80s, you’ve likely seen the work of Barbara DuMetz.

The prolific Los Angeles–based artist was a pioneer in the movement to diversify commercial photography.

Read her reflections on her creative process and her over 40-year-long career as a photographer at getty.edu/news

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Barbara DuMetz working, Date unknown. © Barbara DuMetz
© The Coca-Cola Company. Photo: © Barbara DuMetz
© McDonald’s Corporation. Photo: © Barbara DuMetz

Catch her work in Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-85, at the Getty Center through June 14, 2026. Photography and the Black Arts Movement is organized by the National Gallery of Art n Washington, D.C.

What would happen if people refused to give you credit for your work? This happened to artist Michaelina Wautier. In the...
05/19/2026

What would happen if people refused to give you credit for your work? This happened to artist Michaelina Wautier.

In the 17th century, she created the monumental—and celebrated—painting, Triumph of Bacchus. The problem? By the 20th century, some thought the large and forceful painting could not have been made by a woman.

While Michaelina Wautier’s work was known and admired during her time, through the centuries her name gradually disappeared. Her works were misattributed or absorbed into broader artistic categories, often credited to male artists. She was largely written out of art history.

Luckily, Wautier’s work has been reconsidered through new exhibitions, research, and scholarship that brings her creations back into view.

A new book “Illuminating Women Artists: Michaelina Wautier” by Katlijne Van der Stighelen helps shed light on Wautier’s life and career. Learn more:
https://gty.art/4wUePYK

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