Collecting with Mr. Getty : a conversation with Burton Fredericksen, Stephen Garrett, and Gillian Wilson [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Collecting with Mr. Getty : a conversation with Burton Fredericksen, Stephen Garrett, and Gillian Wilson [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Former Getty museum director Stephen Garrett and former curators Gillian Wilson and Burton Fredericksen engage in a lively discussion about their experiences knowing and working with J. Paul Getty. The panel shares anecdotes and insights about how Mr. Getty formed his collection and his fascination with Greek and Roman antiquities.

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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