French painter Édouard Manet is perhaps best known for
his large scale paintings like Olympia
and Le déjeuner sur l’herbe, both of
which stoked controversy when they were first displayed. But in later life,
with his health deteriorating, the artist shifted his focus to luscious still
lifes, delicate pastels and watercolors, and portraits of social types like the
parisienne or the dandy. 



The exhibition Manet and Modern Beauty focuses on this often overlooked period of Manet’s career, from the late 1870s through his early death in 1883. In this episode, curators Emily Beeny and Scott Allan discuss key works from the exhibition and what they teach us about modernity and Manet.

True Grit: The American City in Early 20th-Century Prints

Join Jim Cuno, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust, as he talks with artists, writers, curators, and scholars about their work. Listen in as he engages these important thinkers in reflective and critical conversations about architecture, archaeology, art history, and museum exhibitions.