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The Archival Impulse in Contemporary Black Art Experts will discuss Michael Ray Charles, contemporary artists who use archival materials, and the increased institutionalization of African American art history. March 31 at 12pm; online only RSVP: https://t.co/o2645qyjgM

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The Three Musketeers. The Count of Monte Cristo. What's your favorite book by Alexandre Dumas? #ArchivesBookLove #ArchivesHashtagParty https://t.co/J68LQcWqGP

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Hear artist Tacita Dean discuss “Monet Hates Me,” a project exploring her chance encounters with objects in Getty’s archives. 12/8 at 4pm. Online. https://t.co/tCRKd6msVv https://t.co/lxZBhyCkqJ

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What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? Philosopher and ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah deepens our understanding of identity and cosmopolitanism through his teachings and writings. Appiah is one of three awardees of Getty's highest honor, the #GettyMedal. https://t.co/5hK9cPk3OZ

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The Three Musketeers. The Count of Monte Cristo. What's your favorite book by Alexandre Dumas? #ArchivesBookLove #ArchivesHashtagParty https://t.co/J68LQcWqGP

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Anne of Brittany Enthroned and Accompanied by Her Ladies-in-Waiting in Excerpts from Ovid's Heroides, about 1493, Master of the Chronique scandaleuse. Getty Museum [https://t.co/LOMsIxgTtm] https://t.co/Jv8ndMd3Nn

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And the moral of the story is... Artist Jean-Baptiste Oudry was a tapestry designer by day, and by night over the course of 5 years he made 276 drawings to illustrate "Fables," a popular collection of satires written in the 1600s by Jean de La Fontaine. #ArchivesBookLove https://t.co/Iw70wDG3mQ

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In conjunction with the exhibition Barbara T. Smith: The Way to Be, we've compiled an archival playlist of her rarely seen performances. https://t.co/nvwgsuAtZt https://t.co/qqYdbj6UwU

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Anthony Barboza is an artist and writer who has made 1000s of photographs since 1963. Barboza is part of the Kamoinge Workshop—a prominent collective of Black photographers founded in the 1960s. His work is distinguished by the unique meditative process he calls “eye dreaming.” https://t.co/Qe59HTLIBX

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In the upper right, he replaced the original Latin text of the book of hours with a passage from the Night Thoughts, a poem by Edward Young that explores themes of grief and death. Examine this piece up close at https://t.co/tpaqxmb8zz or in the Getty Center's West Pavilion. https://t.co/d2vTwzYLzK