Portrait photographs of J. Paul Getty and Otto Wittmann. 1964.

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Portrait photographs of J. Paul Getty and Otto Wittmann. 1964.

These dark, moody portraits feature Getty in his home in Guildford, England, and Wittmann in his office at the Toledo Museum where he served as director.

33 photographic prints : b&w ; 71 x 56 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8258520

Getty Research Institute

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