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June 10 – August 31, 2008
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname. This exhibit is located in the West Pavilion on the Plaza Level at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

July 3 – 31, 2008
Botanical Art – Drawing in the Garden
Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will conduct demonstrations in the Central Garden from 1:00 pm – 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays. You are invited to watch them work and to ask them questions about botanical art.

Collection Connection: Drawn to Flowers, Describing the Unfamiliar
Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.
Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios
Part 2: Tuesday, July 22, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

Plan Ahead for Nature Journaling with Kathy Dunham!
Getty Drawing Hour: Getty Garden
Friday August 1, 2008
6 pm – 8 pm
Central Garden, The Getty Center
Learn how to sketch in the garden and create a sketchbook journal with artist Kathy Dunham. Free. Limit: 35 participants. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 5 p.m. Course repeats Friday, August 15, 2008, 6–8 p.m.

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Be swept off your feet and travel back to the 1700’s while learning about Maria Sibylla Merian. Study the full-scale details of paintings from Merian’s Insects of Suriname. The books Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science and Insects & Flowers: The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian are now available.

If you have plans to be in the LA area between now and August 31st, be sure to go to the J. Paul Getty Museum to see the Merian exhibit. If you read Chrysalis by Kim Todd or the new book by Ella Reitsma before viewing the exhibit, you’re appreciation for the exhibit will increase ten-fold.

Unable to see the Merian exhibit in-person? Then go to the Getty’s website, click on Exhibitions, and view the wonderful slide show featuring selections from the exhibit. This slide show is narrated by an art collector and botanical artist, a curator, and a historian.

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June 10 – August 31, 2008
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname. This exhibit is located in the West Pavilion on the Plaza Level at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

July 3 – 31, 2008
Botanical Art
Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will conduct demonstrations in the Central Garden from 1:00 pm – 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays. You are invited to watch them work and to ask them questions about botanical art.

Friday, July 18, 2008
Beetles, Birds, and Butterflies: The Art and Science of Drawing from Nature (Part 2)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Museum Studios and galleries
Join Stephanie Schrader, assistant curator, Department of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Museum educator Keri Jhaveri for a two-part course exploring natural history illustration. Course fee $30; $20 students. Limit: 30 participants.

Collection Connection: Drawn to Flowers, Describing the Unfamiliar
Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.
Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios
Part 2: Tuesday, July 22, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

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June 10 – August 31, 2008
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname. This exhibit is located in the West Pavilion on the Plaza Level at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

July 3 – 31, 2008
Botanical Art
Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will conduct demonstrations in the Central Garden from 1:00 pm – 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays. You are invited to watch them work and to ask them questions about botanical art.

Friday, July 11, 2008
Beetles, Birds, and Butterflies: The Art and Science of Drawing from Nature
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Museum Studios and galleries
Join Stephanie Schrader, assistant curator, Department of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Museum educator Keri Jhaveri for a two-part course exploring natural history illustration. Course fee $30; $20 students. Limit: 30 participants. Part 2 will be on Friday, July 18th.

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June 10 – August 31, 2008
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname. This exhibit is located in the West Pavilion on the Plaza Level at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

July 3 – 31, 2008
Botanical Art
Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will conduct demonstrations in the Central Garden from 1:00 pm – 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays. You are invited to watch them work and to ask them questions about botanical art.

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EXHIBIT UPDATES

Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
June 10 – August 31, 2008
J. Paul Getty Museum
West Pavilion, Plaza Level
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname.

Collection Connection: Drawn to Flowers, Describing the Unfamiliar
Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.
Part 1: Tuesday, June 10, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios
Part 2: Tuesday, June 17, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

Point-of-View Talks
Friday, June 20, 2008
4:30 pm and 6:00 pm
World-renowned botanical artist, Jenny Phillips, explores flower and insect drawings by Merian and her daughters. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3:00 pm.

Artist-at-Work Demonstration
Botanical Drawing with Jenny Phillips
Saturday, June 21, 2008
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Museum Lecture Hall
Celebrate the start of summer with Jenny Phillips, one of Australia’s most influential botanical artists, during this special one-day demonstration.

Family Festival
Sunday, June 22, 2008; 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday, August 2, 2008; 10 am – 6 pm
Museum Courtyard
Celebrate the adventures of Maria Sibylla Merian and her daughters at two day-long festivals. Explore the musical traditions of Suriname, create a leaf rubbing, and listen to stories about the rain forest. Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will lead activities for children and will be in the Central Garden conducting demonstrations.

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