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Getty

American  
[get-ee] / ˈgɛt i /

noun

  1. J(ean) Paul, 1892–1976, U.S. oil magnate and art collector.


Getty British  
/ ˈɡɛtɪ /

noun

  1. J ( ean ) Paul. 1892–1976, US oil executive, millionaire, and art collector

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He joked that ordinarily an artist would have to die before being given a gallery at the Getty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Koch Equity Development and Getty family members committed to invest $533 million in equity in Getty Images to facilitate the company going private and filing for bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The J. Paul Getty Museum claims over 3,200 works simply titled Portrait of a Woman, including variations tagged with young, girl or lady.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Rupar wrote on both X and Bluesky on Saturday, over a Getty image of Natalie Harp, a Trump aide who has drawn widespread attention for her unsettling sycophancy.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

That’s the great puzzle of what happened at the Getty, and the answer is that those feelings, for one reason or another, were thwarted.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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