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PHOTOS The Getty: A Hunt For Looted Art At The World's Richest Museum

Jason Felch | Posted 08.15.2011 | Books
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Jason Felch

When oil tycoon J. Paul Getty died in 1976, he left his boutique Malibu museum nearly his entire $700 million dollar personal fortune--transforming it overnight into the world's wealthiest art institution.

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Wal-Mart Family's $800M Art Museum Gift

Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.06.2011 | Arts
Read More: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas, Philanthropy, Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, Culture Monster, Walton Family, Wal-Mart, J. Paul Getty, Arts News

It makes for a good story, but the munificent $800-million gift from the family that owns Wal-Mart, meant to endow programs and operations at Alice Wa...

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Getty Adviser Concerned Statue Was Looted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES — An adviser to billionaire J. Paul Getty had concerns about whether an ancient bronze statue destined for Getty's world-famous muse...

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