Paul Martineau

Bio

Paul Martineau is curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author of Rodney Smith (Getty, 2023), Imogen Cunningham (Getty, 2020), and Icons of Style (Getty, 2018).

Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum Curator of Photographs

Stories

  1. Why Getty Keeps Some Photographs in the Fridge

    Article

    Image of desert road with stop signs and road signs, made up of smaller rectangle-shaped images so the overall image looks like a mosaic

    And more of your biggest questions about photography and Getty’s collection, answered

    Jun 29, 2021

  2. Defining Society with Photographer Gisèle Freund

    Article

    A bird’s-eye view of the oculus window surrounded by concentric circles of travertine and sitting at the center of the Getty Research Institute building.

    How the celebrated photographer found herself posing for Robert Mapplethorpe

    Jun 22, 2021