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Article: Old masters, old problems; The Getty Museum.(J. Paul Getty Museum)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2005
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Too much of an Italian flavour
The grumpy old oilman's money has ended up in some darn strange places
LOOTED antiquities, a profligate boss and now a criminal trial in a foreign country. The saga of the J. Paul Getty Museum, perched high above the Los Angeles sprawl, is beginning to resemble a B-movie from nearby Hollywood--but with no guarantee of a happy ending.
Most immediately at risk is the Getty's reputation in the murky market of international art. This week its former curator for antiquities, Marion True, went on trial in Rome charged with criminal conspiracy and the receipt of stolen archaeological items. Her co-defendant is Robert ...