Amanda Berman

Historian, researcher, curator. Furniture nerd (yay #brownwood) and provenance sleuth.

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

"Deeply regret if doing this has caused you offense" is my new favorite non-apology in the vein of "I'm sorry you feel that way" 😂 (found in a 1932 Duveen telegram) #provenance

[Getty @GettyMuseum]

you: needs more panache
17th-century furniture designer: did you say mustache?

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@tristaaan gotta wait to see what the final evolutions are going to look like 👀

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

reading From the Mixed-Up Files -
as a kid: wow the kids knew something the staff didn't!
as a grad student: lol imagine kids telling curators to look underneath the sculpture
now: I wouldn't be surprised if they hadn't checked under it tbh
#museumlife @simonschuster

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

Wow this Don Quixote is a MOOD

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@J_E_Barr I too was okay once upon a time haha

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

YAAAAASSSSS

[Getty @GettyMuseum]

SOFAS AND COUCHES ARE DIFFERENT THINGS. HISTORICALLY SPEAKING A SOFA HAS TWO FULLY UPHOLSTERED ARMS OF THE SAME HEIGHT AND A COUCH HAS TWO FULLY UPHOLSTERED ARMS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS OR JUST ONE ARM

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

I was like, "why is my phone's storage almost full, but I don't have that many apps or photos?"
*sees my downloads are full of pdfs of national register nominations and a giant excel sheet of every listed site*
....oh.

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

Came across an article about this cabinet's sale at Christie's in 1984. The author says, "I have to confess I find it detestable and have had to adjourn for a coffee lest I am too rude about it." 😂talk about harsh ☕️
https://t.co/60YGVHU66z

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@J_E_Barr @labreatarpits So I can crash your tour now???

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@joplaysviolin I was like "hey I recognize her ahhh!!" You sound great and seems like you have a good community going on twitch 😊💖

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

Opened up twitch and recognized one of the front page streamers! So cool @joplaysviolin , looks like you're doing awesome 😊🥳

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

So great to see you and to show you around the Getty!

[Ed McDonough @Digucator]

CHS Alum Amanda Berman ‘09 has a dream job! She’s the Curatorial Assistant of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the #GettyMuseum in Los Angeles. Amanda still produces videos, that can be seen on Getty’s Instagram Account. https://t.co/QFzgptp6Rp… @CHS_SocStudies @Canton_IntSuper

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

I was at a gathering at this guy's apartment and he was complaining that his cats scratch his couch. I said quietly, "wow that's impressive because you don't even have a couch" because he had a sofa...I'm soooo fun at parties. 🙃😂

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

I was at a minor league baseball game several years ago, and I heard a guy behind me say, "Putting a DH in the Hall of Fame is like putting a Vice President on Mount Rushmore." Screw you dude, I'm thrilled for Papi and he deserves it. #BaseballHall #RedSox

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@KShee1993 Lolll I know, I'm sitting there reading it and then I'm like "oh goodness yup this is me this is my life"

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

It's 10pm on a Thursday night and I'm reading an article entitled "Feline Design: What Cats Want From Furniture" cause please, my foster kitties are also going to be obsessed with furniture duhhh 🤣

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

@NWeenis Yesss

[Amanda Berman @AmandaBerman18]

Saw this heinous chair while antiquing...enough said haha