Melissa Casas

Bio

Melissa is a social media producer at Getty. She is passionate about accessibility and diversity in education and the arts. Outside of work, she's a caffeine fiend who can be found trying new brunch spots or attending local live music events.

Communications, J. Paul Getty Trust Social Media Producer

Stories

  1. A Summer Playlist from Off the 405

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    People and families enjoy an outdoor concert

    A sneak peek at the sound of Getty’s famous summer concert series

    May 30, 2024

  2. How Photographing the Dead Helped Celebrate Life

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    A portrait of a man painted on wood. He has short hair and a short beard. He holds a branch in one hand and a brush in the other

    An interview with Getty's resident expert on death portraits and post-mortem photography

    Jan 25, 2024

  3. 17 Songs Inspired by William Blake

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    Watercolor drawing shows figures dancing in flowing clothes in a circle.

    Slip into the imaginary world of the visionary poet and artist

    Dec 11, 2023

  4. The Edgar Allan Poe Stan in Our Galleries

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    A photograph of Edgar Allan Poe in a red frame

    His colorful works have surprisingly dark backgrounds

    Oct 31, 2023

  5. Can Dead Animals Be Art?

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    A large vase made of bronze sits in a well lit gallery room

    It's 9 feet tall, covered in bats and spiders, and straight out of your nightmares

    Oct 10, 2023

  6. How to Become a Saint

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    A man in a red tunic receives alms from nuns in a cathedral in an illuminated manuscript

    From Saint Lawrence to Saint Agatha, enjoy this condensed compendium of canonization

    Oct 03, 2023

  7. The Morbid History of Medical Photography

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    A man with electrodes held to his face just above his eyebrows and on his neck. His mouth and eyes are opened wide. His brow is furrowed

    The startling images that increased medical knowledge

    Oct 25, 2022

  8. Civil War Photography in the 1800s

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    A sepia-toned photograph of a man in a chair. His shirt is pulled down to reveal a medical malady

    How photographing a deadly war led to advancements in medicine

    Oct 18, 2022

  9. Look Ma, No Hands!

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    An illuminated manuscript with a drawing of Mary in the manger

    An example of body horror in the Bible

    Oct 11, 2022

  10. Welcome to the Office of the Dead

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    A page from a medieval manuscript with a skull drawn in the middle of the page

    Medieval manuscripts offer comfort after death

    Oct 04, 2022