Stephanie Schrader

Bio

Stephanie Schrader is curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Drawings, J. Paul Getty Museum Curator

Stories

  1. Witnessing Winter with Hendrick Avercamp, the ‘Mute from Kampen’

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    Drawing of Dutch townspeople in 17th-century garb skating, playing games, and moving goods on ice.

    It’s time to re-frame assumptions about this ‘Little Ice Age’ painter

    Aug 6, 2024

  2. Touring Copenhagen with Danish Artists

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    Drawing of a city view. Rooftops, and churches can be seen in the distance.

    A recent visit to the city allowed me to trace the footsteps of some of my favorite artists

    Jun 6, 2023

  3. Vibrant Butterflies, Voracious Caterpillars, and Treacherous Treks

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    Drawing of a plant with green leaves and yellow flowers, with a blue caterpillar crawling on it and a butterfly flying next to the plant

    How a mother and her two daughters raised the artistic standards of natural history illustration and helped transform the study of insects

    Aug 18, 2022

  4. Bugs in Boxes and Other Ways to Draw Nature

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    A leafy plant with a caterpillar on the stem and a moth hovering nearby. Below it sit larvae and a cocoon.

    How Maria Sibylla Merian learned about the tiny living things around her

    May 6, 2021

  5. The Art of Suggestion

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    Drawing of a boat on shore and two boats in the water nearby.

    The visitor experience of a drawings exhibition revealed in haiku

    Oct 9, 2013

  6. Getty Voices: The Poetry of Paper

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    Black and white sketching of a young woman reclining from the shoulders up, gazing at the viewer

    A look at the art of negative space

    Jul 22, 2013