Erin Migdol

Bio

Erin is an editor at Getty. She shares stories about Getty's incredible art, research, people, discoveries, and resources. She's a Bay Area native, a UC Davis grad, and has called Los Angeles home for more than 10 years.

Communications, J. Paul Getty Trust Editor

Stories

  1. An Investigation of a Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas

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    A person uses a q-tip to clean a small unframed portrait on an easel in a large, sunlit room.

    Why was the surface of Degas’s painting looking cloudy? Why did he use himself as a model, and what’s that red area along the lower edge of the work? Getty staff wanted answers

    Aug 20, 2026

  2. What Scholars of Antiquity and Ancient Myth Really Thought of The Odyssey

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    A still from the film, The Odyssey, of a ship crossing the sea toward two cliffs.

    Did Christopher Nolan’s adaptation do the ancient tale justice?

    Aug 13, 2026

  3. Breast Dressed

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    A person uses tools to remove a rubber breast from a fabric dress in a lab.

    Restoring one of Getty’s most unique treasures

    Jul 16, 2026

  4. The Unfolding of an Exquisite Mechanical Table

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    wooden table decorated with gilt bronze mounts on the sides and legs, shown from the top of the legs to the surface of the table

    There's more to this 18th-century table than meets the eye

    Jul 14, 2026

  5. Seven Art-Inspired Hairstyles to Try This Summer

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    Side-by-side images of paintings featuring fashionable women with elegant dresses and hairstyles.

    Which looks are your favorites?

    Jul 9, 2026

  6. “Unrolling” an 18th-Century Porcelain Vase

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    A tall decorative vase made of porcelain and mounted in gilt bronze.

    Inside the photo shoot that turned a round object flat

    Jun 17, 2026

  7. The Art of Queer Punk Rock

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    four people wearing leather outfits and sunglasses sit in an open-top pink convertible car

    Inside the campy world of Off the 405 band Hunx and His Punx

    Jun 4, 2026

  8. This Little Frog Is Trying to Tell You Something

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    Ink drawing of a frog sitting on top of coins, clutching a spherical object in one hand and has it's left leg sticking out toward the viewer.

    Drawings curator Stephanie Schrader digs into his timeless message

    Jun 2, 2026

  9. ¿Cómo era la vida de los niños en la Edad Media?

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    manuscript illustration depicting a group of boys watching and cheering for two other boys who are riding on barrels and using spears to pretend to joust, with one boy falling off his barrel

    Nuestros medievalistas responden a las preguntas que nos hicieron nuestros seguidores en las redes sociales

    Apr 30, 2026

  10. What Was Life Like for Kids in the Middle Ages?

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    manuscript illustration depicting a group of boys watching and cheering for two other boys who are riding on barrels and using spears to pretend to joust, with one boy falling off his barrel

    Your biggest questions, answered by our medievalists

    Apr 15, 2026