Getty Museum continues its inspiring digital series that you can access while you’re right here in New Zealand. Take a look at their latest offerings:
When L.A. was the land of funk
In 1972 the Dayton, Ohio, funk band Ohio Lakeside Express piled into a U-Haul van and headed straight for Sunset Boulevard. Westward migration was in the air. Motown (the nation's top Black music label) had already pulled up its Detroit roots, and Soul Train (the nation's top Black music and dance TV series) had already left Chicago—both ended up with new Sunset addresses. Earth, Wind & Fire came to town, as did the Gap Band, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. By 1974, Ohio Lakeside Express had booked the Sunset's most legendary nightclub, the Whisky a Go Go.
What did people believe about animals in the Middle Ages?
Getty asked people to share their biggest questions on their social media channels about animals that appear in art from the Middle Ages (the years 500–1500). Getty’s manuscripts curators went to work finding answers to questions like, what animals did people most often keep as pets during the Middle Ages? Why were cats associated with witches? What weird powers did people believe animals had?
A metadata specialist considers the timeless beauty of the Sierra Nevadas
When the Getty Research Institute's Kelly Davis moved to California six years ago, she started spending a lot of time outdoors, particularly in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a few hours' drive north of Los Angeles. What drew her to the Sierras, besides the exercise and adventure, was how timeless they felt—almost like they were entirely still as the world went on around them. Although last year's fires stopped her visits, she was happy to have mountain landscapes by Timothy O'Sullivan to admire.