In the art world, people will still look at various pieces the Getty has and say these are questionable. Outside the art community, the press and media attention will die down and people will enjoy going to the Getty.
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It is too early to draw conclusions. Greek prosecutors are investigating the possible illegal acts linked with the presence in the Getty of the Greek antiquities.
J. Paul Getty sent the following to a magazine requesting a short article explaining his success 'Some people find oil. Others don't.'
The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful.
U.S. oil industrialist Paul Getty said something very important. He said, 'Take away my oil wells and factories. Simply leave me my 50 best people and I'll have it all back double in five years.' It's not the business. It's not the marketplace. It's the people, ... The way I have achieved this is retaining the same staff.
The Getty is committed to assisting the recovery efforts of the organizations that care for the city's collections and historic properties.
Without question, we will ask for the return of all pieces acquired on the black market. When the proof is certain, we will demand it. We are already imposing huge pressure. And not only on the Getty,
The creation of the special committee reflects the serious commitment by all of our trustees to ensure that the J. Paul Getty Trust, its board and each of its members and employees meets all legal requirements as well as the highest ethical standards while carrying out the trust's mission,
Mr Getty had incredible taste. Not only for the beauty of objects but for desiring a collection that was as full chronologically as possible.
They've got a database of images and they sell it to newspapers, magazines, ad agencies and it's a lot cheaper for these outfits now to license an image from Getty than to hire a photographer to go out and take the image, ... So it's a money saver right now. But as the business evolves, it's building a dominant position, name and distribution strategy and we think it can very much control this market.
By partnering with a major research university, this new program is able to offer the highest level of expertise and resources to train new professionals in the specialized areas of archaeological and ethnographic conservation. At the Getty Villa, students will benefit from close contact with scholars, curators, conservators and other specialized professionals. They will also have access to one of the finest collections of antiquities and to research resources focused on the ancient world, including a 20,000-volume library.
The works are returning without an admission of guilt on the part of the Getty, but also without us withdrawing our accusations,
I knew the youthfulness of the sixties Talitha and Paul Getty lying on a starlit terrace in Marrakesh, beautiful and damned, and a whole generation assembled as if for eternity where the curtain of the past seemed to lift before an extraordinary future.
I think it's important that a museum which exhibits pre-modern art doesn't lose its link to contemporary art. The Getty has been collecting Greek and Roman art, but I hope to bring a network of other links throughout the world.
I've seen them myself, and I think there's no merit to what you're trying to write a story about, ... It's all part of a systematic effort that the L.A. Times has undertaken to write stories about the Getty.
It's very unfortunate that one individual, Marion True, had charges brought against her in the way she has. In terms of the broader issue, it isn't just the Getty Museum. There are a number of museums who are dealing with this issue.