The Burdens of Wealth Paul Getty and His Museum
Bloomington, IN: Archway Publishing, 2015. Softcover. White wraps with navy lettering on covers and spine, 460 pp, no illustrations. VG+. Item #173062
ISBN: 9781480817135
Contents: The origins of the J. Paul Getty Museum (1953/54) -- The Hidden Museum (1954-1963) -- Federico Zeri and Getty (1964-1967 -- The difficult task of spending money (1968-1969) -- Buying art helter-skelter (1970-1971 -- Getty's final years as a collector (1972-1974) -- The Malibu villa opens to the public (1974-1976) -- The death of the founder and its aftermath (1976) -- Learning to live with wealth (1977-1979) -- The costs of turning the museum into a trust (1980-1982) -- The best director money can buy (1983) -- the great expansion gets under way (1984) -- Confronting the limits of wealth (1985-1987) -- Breaking records as the clock clicks down (1988-1993) -- The price of virtue, architectural and other wise (1994-1997) -- The view from the Brentwood site (1998) -- Under Philistine rule (1999-2000) -- The overthrow of the president (2000-2006) -- Righting the ship (2007-2013) -- Conclusion.
OCLC: 917362718
Price: $29.97