Sydney Almaraz-Neal

Bio

Sydney is a former bookseller, current writer, and perennial book lover who does PR for Getty Publications.

Getty Publications, J. Paul Getty Trust Publications Publicity Coordinator

Stories

  1. Broadening the Idea of What American Art Is

    Article

    A person poses for a portrait in an outdoor area

    LeRonn P. Brooks reflects on what Black curators preserve, and why it matters

    Aug 25, 2026

  2. A Female Renaissance Painter Receives Her Due

    Article

    An oil painting of a woman painting a painting of a woman kissing a small child

    New Getty publications reframe the careers of two underrecognized women artists from the Renaissance and Baroque eras

    Apr 16, 2024

  3. A Creative Project to Rediscover Black Portraiture

    Article

    There is a table with a multitude of different objects laid on it, including a ukelele, a violin, a record, a bowl of fruit, and the backdrop is a quilt. There is a man to the left of the frame.

    Peter Brathwaite asks us to look again

    Jul 11, 2023

  4. “A Line Can Go Anywhere”

    Article

    This image is an illustrated scene depicting artist Ruth Asawa weaving one of her wire sculptures, surrounded by other completed wire sculptures.

    Inside the graphic biography of Ruth Asawa

    May 31, 2022

  5. The Book of Friends Brings Graffiti Art to Getty

    Article

    L.A. Graffiti Black Book lies on the ground; photo taken from above

    How a rare book led to a showcase of L.A.’s best street art

    May 3, 2021