2026 Getty Marrow Midpoint – Ellanora LoGreco

Hi! This is Ellanora checking in from week 6 of my Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship with Craft in America. So far this summer I’ve gotten to work on a super diverse set of projects and it’s really made the weeks fly by.

One of my favorite things so far has been being able to participate in the installation process for Craft in America’s two summer exhibitions, Cowboy Craft: Traditional Art of the West and Marques Hanalei Marzan: Entwine. This is the first time I’ve been able to see what goes into an exhibition installation. It was really fun and interesting to help with the process, from unpacking objects and moving vitrines to writing object labels and researching exhibition content. I was also lucky enough to watch Marques Hanalei Marzan install his own work in the space and see how the site specific installations in the exhibition took shape. 

Aside from the hands-on stuff, I’ve worked on a variety of interesting projects. Recently, I’ve been focused on helping with the rollout of advance copies of Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America, in preparation for the book’s release at the end of the month. I’ve particularly enjoyed the process because I’ve been able to read through a lot of the essays in the book and so have learned about a bunch of incredible objects while completing the organizational tasks.  

On top of my wonderful experiences at Craft in America, I’ve also been able to take advantage of the opportunities offered through the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program. A few weeks ago, I spent the day at the Getty Center, along with the other Getty Marrow summer interns, where I got to hear from alumni of the program, meet interns working around LA with similar interests to me, and spend time in the Getty Conservation Institute learning about the way its library and archives function. Later this week, I’ll be spending the day with my fellow West LA interns and I’m looking forward to continuing to learn from them!

I am happy to report that only half way through the summer I feel like I’ve learned so much, both about what it takes to keep an organization like Craft in America running and about craft itself.