Tristan Bravinder

Bio

Tristan is a social media producer at Getty, helping to create content for our digital platforms. He is a southern California native, and studied art history at UCLA. He is obsessed with art, architecture, Los Angeles, and being a tourist. When he's not at Getty, he's probably at another museum or gallery.

Communications, J. Paul Getty Trust Social Media Producer

Stories

  1. What Is an Archive?

    Article

    Two archivists look at a paper

    And other burning questions for the people who care for the objects, papers, and more that come to Getty

    Oct 05, 2023

  2. 10 Frank Gehry Buildings to See in L.A.

    Article

    A photograph of the Disney Concert Hall. The sky is blue with small clouds

    Frank Gehry is one of the most prolific and accomplished architects of our time, and he calls Los Angeles home

    Feb 24, 2022

  3. What’s the Difference between Manet and Monet?

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    Left, a woman in a white coat with large buttons, wearing a blue hair ribbon and a black ribbon choker. Right, a woman in white jacket and skirt holds a green umbrella, backlit by a partly cloudy sky.

    The two artists have been confused for over 100 years. We help you tell them apart

    Dec 12, 2019

  4. 35 Prints by Photographer Laura Aguilar Join the Getty Collection

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    Left: portrait of a short-haired woman wearing a print shirt with short sleeves; right: portrait of a person with a pompadour hairstyle, wearing a short-sleeved collared shirt over a tshirt

    Photographs from the late artist’s 40-year career reveal her fearless engagement with Chicana/o and queer identity

    Sep 26, 2019

  5. Notre-Dame’s Centuries of Survival, Captured in Art

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    Black and white photograph of Notre Dame Cathedral, with the Seine River in front. The cathedral has a tall, L-shaped wing in front, a tall spire, and two tall towers in the back

    A Getty exhibition illuminates the medieval cathedral’s role in European history and spotlights objects that survived the recent fire

    Aug 28, 2019

  6. The People Behind the Getty Research Portal

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    Figure with blonde tied hair in a library holding a computer, a cellphone and a pen.

    Many hands support one of the Getty Research Institute’s most collaborative projects

    Aug 06, 2018

  7. 7 Favorite Flowers from Renaissance Manuscripts and Their Christian Symbolism

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    Red Rose from the Getty's gardens and a Red rose from a Renaissance Manuscript

    Our manuscripts curators and manager of gardens shed light on the associations and uses of seven favorite garden flowers

    Dec 20, 2017

  8. The Science of Wax

    Article

    Conservator Julie Wolfe adds protective coatings to a sculpture.

    Alternatives to Incralac for protecting outdoor bronze sculpture

    Aug 24, 2017

  9. Rembrandt’s Mistakes, and Other Do-Overs in Drawing

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    Black and white sketch of a woman in two poses; on the left, she faces away in profile, her head in her hand, while on the right, her hands are folded in front of her, with her head down.

    A drawings exhibition shows cover-ups, crop-outs, and other sneaky tricks artists used to make the most out of their mistakes

    Dec 13, 2016

  10. When Is a Table Not a Table?

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    Very ornate gold table in a gallery with a painting hung above it and a young woman's back to us looking at it

    We’re answering visitors’ questions about art at the Getty. Today’s question: How could this unusual object be a table?

    Aug 29, 2016