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The Getty family and its businesses
- Getty familyGetty familyThe Getty family of the United States made its money in oil in the 20th century. As a family involved in the oil business, members of the Getty family identify with George Franklin Getty and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs...
- George GettyGeorge GettyGeorge Franklin Getty was an American lawyer, father of industrialist J. Paul Getty and patriarch of the Getty family.-George Franklin Getty:...
, American lawyer and father of J. Paul Getty- J. Paul GettyJ. Paul GettyJean Paul Getty was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, whilst the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1,200 million. At his death, he was...
, wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty OilGetty OilGetty Oil is an oil company founded by J. Paul Getty. It was at its height during the 1960s. In 1971, the Getty Realty division was formed to manage the real estate needs of Getty stations. The division was later spun off, but now owns the rights to the Getty brand...
- Talitha GettyTalitha GettyTalitha Getty was an actress of Dutch extraction, born in the former Dutch East Indies, who was regarded as a style icon of the late 1960s. She lived much of her adult life in Britain and, in her final years, was closely associated with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh...
(born Talitha Dina Pol), J. Paul Getty's second wife - Gordon GettyGordon GettyGordon Peter Getty was born on December 20, 1934. He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's third wife. When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's US$2 billion trust...
, son of J. Paul Getty - Paul GettyPaul GettySir John Paul Getty KBE , born Eugene Paul Getty, was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr...
, son of J. Paul Getty, born Eugene Paul Getty and later also known as John Paul Getty II- John Paul Getty IIIJohn Paul Getty IIIJean Paul Getty III , also known as Paul Getty, was the eldest of the four children of John Paul Getty, Jr. and Abigail , and the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty...
, son of Paul Getty- Balthazar GettyBalthazar GettyBalthazar Getty is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside. He is known for the roles of Thomas Grace on the American action drama Alias and Tommy Walker on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.-Early life:...
, son of John Paul Getty III, and American actor
- Balthazar Getty
- Mark GettyMark GettyMark Getty , is a British businessman. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.-Career:...
, son of Paul Getty, and founder of Getty ImagesGetty ImagesGetty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
, a stock photography company
- John Paul Getty III
- Talitha Getty
- J. Paul Getty
- George Getty
The J. Paul Getty Trust, its programs, and its locations
- J. Paul Getty TrustJ. Paul Getty TrustThe J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with an estimated endowment in April 2009 of $US 4.2 billion. Based in Los Angeles, California, it operates the J. Paul Getty Museum, which has two locations, the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Pacific...
, whose programs include the Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, and Foundation- Getty CenterGetty CenterThe Getty Center, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, is a campus for cultural institutions founded by oilman J. Paul Getty. The $1.3 billion center, which opened on December 16, 1997, is also well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles...
, located in Los Angeles, California, home of the J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Research Institute, and part of the J. Paul Getty Museum - Getty Conservation InstituteGetty Conservation InstituteThe Getty Conservation Institute , located in Los Angeles, California, is a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. It is headquartered at the Getty Center but also has facilities at the Getty Villa, and commenced operation in 1985. The GCI is a private international research institution dedicated to...
, working internationally to advance conservation practice in cultural heritage - Getty FoundationGetty FoundationThe Getty Foundation, based in Los Angeles, California, at the Getty Center, awards grants for "the understanding and preservation of the visual arts". In the past, it funded the Getty Leadership Institute for "current and future museum leaders", which is now at Claremont Graduate University. Its...
, a grant-awarding body- Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate UniversityGetty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate UniversityThe Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University is an educational program that brings museum professionals, board members, academics, philanthropists and public officials together for continued professional development...
, a grantee of the Getty Foundation that provides executive education for museum leaders.
- Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University
- Getty Research InstituteGetty Research InstituteThe Getty Research Institute , located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, is "dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts". A program of the J...
, "dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts"- Art & Architecture ThesaurusArt & Architecture ThesaurusThe Art & Architecture Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary used for describing items of art, architecture, and material culture. The AAT contains generic terms, such as "cathedral," but no proper names, such as "Cathedral of Notre Dame." The AAT is used by, among others, museums, art libraries,...
, produced by the Getty Research Institute
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesGetty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesThe Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names is a product of the J. Paul Getty Trust included in the Getty Vocabulary Program. The TGN includes names and associated information about places. Places in TGN include administrative political entities and physical features . Current and historical places...
, a resource of names and information about cities, countries, and other locations and a product of the J. Paul Getty Trust - J. Paul Getty MuseumJ. Paul Getty MuseumThe J. Paul Getty Museum, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is an art museum. It has two locations, one at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, and one at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California...
, with locations at the Getty Center and Getty Villa- Getty VillaGetty VillaThe Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria...
, located near Malibu, California, part of the J. Paul Getty Museum, designed as a recreation of the Villa of the Papyri
- Getty Villa
- Getty Center
Other people
- Don GettyDon GettyDonald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
, Canadian politician - Edmund GettyEdmund GettyEdmund Getty was an Irish antiquarian and naturalist.Getty was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He became Ballast Master of the Belfast Ballast Board and, later, Secretary of the Belfast Harbour Board. He was responsible for the reclamation of the slob-lands on the County Down...
, Irish antiquarian and naturalist - Estelle GettyEstelle GettyEstelle Scher-Gettleman , better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, television, and theatre...
(1924–2008), American actress - George W. GettyGeorge W. GettyGeorge Washington Getty was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War....
, officer in the United States Army - J. Arch GettyJ. Arch GettyJohn Archibald Getty, III is an American historian and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is noted for his research on Russian and Soviet history, especially the period under Joseph Stalin and the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.-Life and career:Getty was...
, American historian - Keith GettyKeith GettyJulian Keith Getty is a Northern Ireland composer, best known for pioneering "modern hymns." Many of his songs are co-written with his wife, Kristyn Getty, and veteran British songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend...
, Irish musician - Kristyn GettyKristyn GettyKristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Getty is an Irish recording artist and worship leader. With her husband, she co-writes many new songs and hymns.An acclaimed soloist in her own right, Kristyn began singing as a teenager in her family's church in Northern Ireland...
, Irish musician
Other
- getty (Unix)Getty (Unix)getty, short for "get teletype", is a Unix program running on a host computer that manages physical or virtual terminals . When it detects a connection, it prompts for a username and runs the 'login' program to authenticate the user....
, a program that handles the login process when someone logs onto a computer running UnixUnixUnix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna... - The version of the 1409 fighting manual Fior di Battaglia is known as the "Getty"