Photographer Robert Polidori, known for his images of architecture and human habitats, created a series of images of the Getty Center shortly before the opening of the multipurpose complex in 1997. As the Center celebrates its twentieth anniversary, this exhibition features behind-the-scenes views of the building and galleries as objects from J. Paul Getty’s painting, sculpture, and decorative arts collections were being installed in the Museum for the first time.
LOS ANGELES – The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today a major gift of photographs from collector and film industry executive Bruce Berman.
Two-part exhibition at the Getty Center features rarely seen self-portraits and photographs on the occasion of Hockney's 80th birthday