Christine Sciacca is assistant curator in the Department of Manuscripts at the J

both real and fantastic

The selection of drawings from the Getty's collection shows a variety of techniques

the year the Department of Photographs was formed

Photographs of the Past: Process and Preservation pylos Christine Sciacca is assistant curatorBertrand Lavdrine With the collaboration of Jean Paul Gandolfo, Sibylle Monod, and John P. McElhone Preface by Michel Frizot In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among a broad public, from collectors, conservators, and archivists to amateurs seeking to preserve precious family albums. Although the medium of photography is barely 150 years old, its relatively brief history has witnessed the birth of a wide range of