The Library's Photo Archive, is one of the world's largest collections of photographs of art and architecture, housing over two million study photographs. It is a primary source not only for the documentation of works of art over time, but also for understanding changes in art historical scholarship and teaching.
Subject areas represented are:
The photographs are located on L3 in the open stacks and in storage.
Approximately half of the collection is represented descriptive non-pictorial records in the freely available online Photo Archive database. For more information about the Photo Archive visit http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/photo/index.html.
To make an appointment for a Photo Archive orientation, contact Tracey Schuster, Head of Permissions & Photo Archive Services tschuster@getty.edu.