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The Getty Research Institute Collects: Recent Print Acquisitions
April 7–September 2, 2012
Representing some of the finest works from the 1490s through the 1920s, this exhibition features recently acquired masterpieces, including Albrecht Dürers classically inspired suite Life of the Virgin, and his exquisite etching, Desperate Man. Piranesi's first edition Prisons presents the kind of technical and formal innovations that have captivated print collectors, writers, and artists for 250 years; the Getty Research Institute's copy is an exciting discovery in a unique state of preservation. Besides highlighting collection strengths such as artist portraits and landscapes, the exhibition also features Karl Friederich Schinkel's designs for Mozart's operas, a rare portfolio of prints by Bauhaus masters, and a monumental 12-plate reproductive print after the Last Judgment by the so-called French Michelangelo, Jean Cousin.
April 7–September 2, 2012
Representing some of the finest works from the 1490s through the 1920s, this exhibition features recently acquired masterpieces, including Albrecht Dürers classically inspired suite Life of the Virgin, and his exquisite etching, Desperate Man. Piranesi's first edition Prisons presents the kind of technical and formal innovations that have captivated print collectors, writers, and artists for 250 years; the Getty Research Institute's copy is an exciting discovery in a unique state of preservation. Besides highlighting collection strengths such as artist portraits and landscapes, the exhibition also features Karl Friederich Schinkel's designs for Mozart's operas, a rare portfolio of prints by Bauhaus masters, and a monumental 12-plate reproductive print after the Last Judgment by the so-called French Michelangelo, Jean Cousin.
Traveling Exhibition
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A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed
September 8, 2011–June 3, 2012
The Mexican Revolution (1910–20), which lasted a decade and transformed the nation, was extensively chronicled by Mexican, American, and European photographers and illustrators. Thousands of images captured a country at war. From postcards of the 1910 Fiesta del Centenario, to images of a war that was waged on several fronts by ever-shifting revolutionary factions, to photographs of the 1923 assassination of Pancho Villa, this exhibition chronicles this complex, multifaceted chapter in Mexico's history.
Organized by the Getty Research Institute with support from Edison International.
This exhibition will be on view at the Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library
September 8, 2011–June 3, 2012
The Mexican Revolution (1910–20), which lasted a decade and transformed the nation, was extensively chronicled by Mexican, American, and European photographers and illustrators. Thousands of images captured a country at war. From postcards of the 1910 Fiesta del Centenario, to images of a war that was waged on several fronts by ever-shifting revolutionary factions, to photographs of the 1923 assassination of Pancho Villa, this exhibition chronicles this complex, multifaceted chapter in Mexico's history.
Organized by the Getty Research Institute with support from Edison International.
This exhibition will be on view at the Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library
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