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September 2009

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Wednesday Teacher Workshops
The Chimaera of Arezzo
September 23, 2009, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
The Getty Villa

Professional Development

Learn how to connect archaeology, mythology, religion, and conservation through a masterpiece of Etruscan bronzework, the Chimaera of Arezzo.

In this Wednesday Teacher Workshop for K–12 teachers, you'll discover works of art and lesson ideas related to the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera—the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion, a goat, and a serpent.

Space is limited to 20 participants. Call (310) 440-7300 to make a reservation.

Get details about upcoming Wednesday Teacher Workshops at the Villa.

Learn more about the exhibition The Chimaera of Arezzo, on view at the Getty Villa through February 8, 2010.

The Chimaera of Arezzo / Etruscan
The Chimaera of Arezzo (detail), Etruscan, about 400 B.C. Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana—Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze. Photo by Ferdinando Guerrini

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Request a Visit to the Getty Center and the Getty Villa this School Year!

School Visits

It's time to schedule your 2009–10 school visits to the Getty Center and the Villa! Apply two different ways:

•Fill out our online request form for the Getty Center or the Villa.
•Download, print, and send in a PDF request form for the Getty Center or the Villa.

Visit the School Visit section of our Web site for updates and more information.

Students and teachers engage with art during a Self-Guided Visit to the Getty Center.
Students and teachers engage with art during a Self-Guided Visit to the Getty Center.

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Artist Talk: Sanford Decker
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
Museum galleries
The Getty Center

Tours and Talks

Sanford Decker, sculptor and president of Decker Studio, Fine Arts Foundry, leads an in-gallery discussion of the art and fabrication of bronze sculpture.

Sign up for this free event at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m. the day of the talk. The event is open to 35 participants.

Learn more about the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution, on view at the Getty Center through September 27, 2009.

Louis XIV's Left Foot / Girardon
Louis XIV's Left Foot (fragment of Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV), François Girardon, 1692–94
Département des Sculptures, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France, MR 3448
Working Class: Irving Penn's Small Trades Series in Context
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
The Getty Center

Lectures

Photographer Irving Penn created studies of working-class people in their work clothes. Colin Westerbeck, director of the California Museum of Photography at UC Riverside, explains how these photographs were a seminal project for Penn in the context of his full career.

Learn more and make reservations.

Learn more about the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades, on view at the Getty Center from September 9, 2009 through January 10, 2010.

Charwomen / Penn
Charwomen, London. Irving Penn. Negative 1950; print 1977. Partial gift of Irving Penn.
© 1951, restored 1996 Condé Nast Publications, Ltd.

C U R R I C U L A R   C O N N E C T I O N S

Connect Bronze Sculpture to Your Science Curriculum

Current Exhibitions

Explore three centuries of French bronze sculpture in the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. From the monumental to the miniature, these sculptures follow the reigns of French monarchs from the mid-1500s until the demise of the monarchy in 1792 during the French Revolution.

Many sculptures in the exhibition were installed outdoors, but what happens to bronze statues when they are exposed to water? How do conservators prevent corrosion? Connect bronze sculptures to science concepts by adapting the lesson "Combating Corrosion" for students in grades 3–12.

View the lesson "Combating Corrosion."

Learn more about the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution, on view at the Getty Center through September 27, 2009.

Pluto Abducting Proserpine / Girardon
Pluto Abducting Proserpine, François Girardon, 1693–1710

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Changes in the Galleries

Did you know that works of art at the Getty Museum are often moved to new locations? Before you bring your class to the Getty, make sure all the artworks you want to visit are on view. Here are two recent changes:

The Getty Center
Dance before a Fountain / Lancret

Not on View
Dance before a Fountain by Nicolas Lancret is on loan until December 2009 for the exhibition Watteau, Music, and Theater at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Venus and Adonis / Titian

Back on View
Venus and Adonis by Titian will be back on view in the North Pavilion, Gallery N205, on September 3, 2009.

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