The Burdens of Wealth: Paul Getty and his Museum

by Burton B. Fredericksen

Book Overview

An intimate history of the Getty Museum from its early relatively modest days until it unexpectedly received the endowment that made it the world's wealthiest museum and eventually a private foundation of worldwide influence. Following the death of Getty in 1976 it was necessary to adapt the institution to radically different circumstances and much higher expectations, virtually none of which had been anticipated. This evolution was guided by some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480817139
• ISBN13: 9781480817135
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"