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Getty Publications
Children's, Academic, Art and Photography
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Getty Publications
Getty Publications accepts book proposals by email directly from authors. Choose one of its four imprints and email your proposal to that imprint's address. It does not accept paper proposals or complete manuscripts unless it requests one.
Getty Publications is based at 1200 Getty Center Drive in Los Angeles and was founded in 1954. It publishes books on art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation and cultural heritage. Its list covers illustrated works on artists and art history, exhibition catalogues, scholarly monographs and educational art books for children, plus trade monographs, memoirs, graphic biographies and young adult titles.
Proposals go by email to one imprint only: the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute or Getty Publications itself. Staff may forward your proposal to a better-suited imprint. Do not send a complete manuscript unless asked, and do not mail hardcopy proposals, which are not returned. Every manuscript goes through external peer review following COPE and AUP guidelines.
What Getty Publications is looking for
- Books on art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation and cultural heritage
- Illustrated books on artists and art history
- Exhibition catalogues and scholarly monographs
- Educational art books for children and young adult titles
- Trade monographs, memoirs and graphic biographies
Publishes
- Academic
- Art and Photography
- Children's
- History
- Memoir
- Nonfiction
- Young adult
Readers
- Adult
- Young adult
How to submit to Getty Publications
From its own guidelines- Choose the one imprint that best fits your book.
- Prepare a cover letter, full table of contents with chapter descriptions, a sample chapter if available, estimated length, illustration examples and image count, audience and competition, completion date and CV.
- Email the proposal to that imprint's address, such as PubsEditorial@getty.edu for the Museum or Getty Publications.
- Note that staff may forward it to another imprint and that manuscripts go through external peer review.
Is Getty Publications right for your book?
A good fit if
Getty suits authors of books on art, photography, archaeology, architecture or conservation, from scholarly monographs to illustrated children's titles. You do not need an agent.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if your book falls outside art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation and cultural heritage, or if you want to send a complete manuscript or a paper proposal.
Getty Publications imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| J. Paul Getty Museum | Yes | Visual art from antiquity to the present; PubsEditorial@getty.edu |
| Getty Conservation Institute | Yes | Conservation practice in the visual arts; gcipublications@getty.edu |
| Getty Research Institute | Yes | Scholarship drawing on archival research; GRIPubs@getty.edu |
| Getty Publications | Yes | Illustrated art books for a broad audience incl. monographs, memoirs, graphic biographies, children's and YA; PubsEditorial@getty.edu |
Questions about Getty Publications
Does Getty Publications accept unsolicited manuscripts?
It accepts unsolicited proposals, not complete manuscripts. Getty Publications takes proposals by email directly from authors, and it does not want a full manuscript unless it requests one. Hardcopy proposals are not accepted and will not be returned. Send your proposal to one imprint only, and staff may forward it to a better-suited imprint.
How do I submit to Getty Publications?
Email a proposal to one imprint. Use PubsEditorial@getty.edu for the J. Paul Getty Museum or Getty Publications, gcipublications@getty.edu for the Getty Conservation Institute and GRIPubs@getty.edu for the Getty Research Institute. Include a cover letter, table of contents with chapter descriptions, a sample chapter if available, length, illustration examples, image count, audience, competition, completion date and CV.
What does Getty Publications publish?
Getty Publications publishes books on art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation and cultural heritage. Its list includes illustrated books on artists and art history, exhibition catalogues, scholarly monographs and educational art books for children. Its trade imprint adds memoirs, graphic biographies and young adult titles. Every manuscript goes through external peer review following COPE and AUP guidelines.
Listing history
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