Publisher Profile / Getty Publications
Facts
Mission and genres: “Getty Publications produces award-winning titles that result from or complement the work of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Research Institute. This wide variety of books covers the fields of art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation, and the humanities for both the general public and specialists.”
An Interview with Publisher Kara Kirk
At the time of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty’s death in 1976, few could have predicted that the art museum that now bears his name would have a publishing arm with its Virtual Library. But that’s one of the first things created by Getty Publications Publisher Kara Kirk when she came on board about three years ago.
Are your books always related to art in Getty’s collections? While many of our books feature artwork in the museum’s collection or in the GRI’s special collections, which comprise a vast array of archives, manuscripts, rare books, prints, and photographs, we also publish books relating to exhibitions, programs, research projects, and other activities and interests of all of the programs.
Read the interview with Kara Kirk
Reviews
The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum by Paul Martineau
Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action by Julian Brooks
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
The Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome by Annette Giesecke
Gardens of the Renaissance by Bryan C. Keene
Love and the Erotic in Art by Stefano Zuffi
Angels and Demons in Art by Rosa Giorgi, Edited by Stefano Zuffi, Translated by Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia
Symbols and Allegories in Art by Matilde Battistini, Translated by Stephen Sartarelli
European Art of the Sixteenth Century by Stefano Zuffi, Translated by Antony Shugaar
In Focus: Eugne Atget Collected by The J. Paul Getty Museum
A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists by Robyn Asleson
Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson, Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
1 to 10 and Back Again: A Getty Museum Counting Book by John Harris, Designed by Pamela Patrusky
The Renewal of Pagan Antiquity by Aby Warburg
Foreword Mentions
Thrilling and Fulfilling: 8 Gift Books that Jump Out
Books of Beauty: For Artists, Gardeners, Nature Lovers, and Superheroes
10 Books to Inspire Your Garden
Press Releases
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