we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Getty Center and the coming together of all four Getty programs in one location

This lavishly illustrated volume examines the complicated relationships between the so-called fine arts—painting and sculpture—and artifacts of other kinds for which artistry might be as important as utility―furniture

Senior Research Curator (History of Collecting)

and a thorough account of autochrome manufacture

Presenting the latest research

Guidelines for the Technical Examination of Bronze Sculpture Official Catalog we celebrate the 25th anniversaryEdited by David Bourgarit, Jane Bassett, Francesca Bewer, Arlen Heginbotham, Andrew Lacey, and Peta Motture The essential reference for anyone engaged in the material study of cast bronze sculpture. Since the fourth millennium BCE, bronze has been the preferred medium for some of the most prestigious and sacred works of art. But only through interdisciplinary research can the fabrication of these extraordinary objects be properly investigated,