Annelisa Stephan

Content design lead

Bio

Annelisa leads a Getty team focused on web, user experience, and digital media that seeks to connect new audiences to old art. She’s currently co-leading the project to redesign Getty’s website (including the very page you’re on now), with a focus on governance, content design, information architecture, and content operations.

Before joining Getty, Annelisa worked editing nonfiction books and developing movie scripts, among other word-nerd pursuits. She has a B.A. from Yale in History of Art and an M.A. from UCLA in Germanic Linguistics (the history, structure, and culture of the Germanic languages, including English), and was a Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, Germany. Favorite topics of conversation include California native plants, paint colors, etymology, and birds. Her favorite bird is whichever one she saw last.

Communications, J. Paul Getty Trust Assistant Director, Digital Content Strategy and User Experience Design

Stories

  1. The Getty Museum Challenge Is Now a Book

    Article

    Side-by-side image showing a colorful portrait of a woman holding a parasol and a cat posed to re-create the same scene

    Own a timeless selection from the social media phenomenon, with all profits going to charity

    Jul 27, 2020

  2. Getty Artworks Re-created by Geniuses the World Over

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    Van Gogh's Irises on the left—purple flowers with bright green stems. Mixed media recreation on the right.

    Get creative with items on hand with the #GettyMuseumChallenge to reenact your favorite art from home

    Mar 30, 2020

  3. Research to Shed Light on 20th-Century Trade in Mexican Antiquities

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    Illustration of two rows of pre-Hispanic ceramic figurines in human shapes with headdresses

    The Pre-Hispanic Art Provenance Initiative will explore the modern market for pre-Columbian art

    Nov 14, 2019

  4. Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire

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    How the buildings, grounds, and galleries resist flames and protect people, artwork, and library collections from smoke

    Oct 29, 2019

  5. The Collaborative, Interactive Book Art of the Russian Futurists

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    On a black surface, six books with images and hand-written words on their covers

    Less frequently recognized in the modern art narrative, the books of Russian Futurist artists are revolutionary, says scholar Nancy Perloff

    May 10, 2017

  6. Funerary Portraiture Helps Reconstruct the Social History of Ancient Palmyra

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    Three scholars are standing in a hallway at the Getty Villa, with the scholar in the middle reaching out her hand towards a displayed bust.

    More than 3,000 Roman-era funerary busts offer a picture of Palmyra’s once-thriving multicultural society

    Feb 24, 2017

  7. Surprises as an Ancient Statue Is Prepped to Receive Its Missing Head

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    Photo of a conservator applying tools to the side of a sculpture hung in slings.

    Eduardo Sanchez uncovered a cryptic message and evidence of a 20th-century beheading

    Dec 15, 2016

  8. 14 Fascinating Facts about the Cave Temples of Dunhuang

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    A square cave filled with wall paintings and sculptures

    Highlights from this 1,700-year-old treasury of Chinese art, history, and culture

    Sep 10, 2016

  9. The Global, Multicultural Past of Dunhuang

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    A person wearing a blazer and floral scarf smiles in front of a white wall

    Art historian and philanthropist Mimi Gates on the Cave Temples and their significance in the Chinese past and present

    May 09, 2016

  10. Some of Ancient Rome's Best-Preserved Art

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    Mandala mosaic with the head of Medusa in the center

    And more facts about a quintessential Roman art form

    Apr 04, 2016