Karen Meyer-Roux

Bio

I'm an archivist at the Getty Research Institute.

Getty Research Institute

Stories

  1. Knoedler, Mellon, and an Unlikely Sale

    Article

    Figure depicted as Venus is seated and partially naked as she looks at her reflection in a mirror.

    The complex negotiations undertaken by Knoedler on behalf of Andrew Mellon

    Jul 30, 2013

  2. The Carlhian Records

    Article

    Antique wood panels are piled along the wall of a building

    A peek inside one of the largest archives at the Getty Research Institute

    Feb 21, 2012

  3. Volcano Observer

    Article

    Inside of the crater of a volcano with figures observing an eruption

    British diplomat Sir William Hamilton documents the “fields of fire”

    Apr 30, 2010