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The J. Paul Getty Trust the J THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST 2006 REPORT TRUST GETTY PAUL THE J. The J. Paul Getty Trust 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681 www.getty.edu 2006 report RR1_Getty1_Getty CCoverover 0003.indd03.indd 1 44/9/07/9/07 55:17:59:17:59 PPMM RR1_Getty1_Getty CCoverover 0003.indd03.indd 2 44/9/07/9/07 55:18:03:18:03 PPMM THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST 2006 report RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 1 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:04:48:04 PPMM RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 2 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:05:48:05 PPMM This report highlights the Getty’s initiatives and service to the fi eld locally, nationally, and internationally. It covers activities of the fi scal year 2006 (July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006). Getty Villa site photographs by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. 7 Message from the Chair 10 Message from the Interim President 13 The J. Paul Getty Trust 15 The Getty Villa Reimagined 31 The J. Paul Getty Museum Acquisitions Exhibitions Scholars Councils Corporate Patrons Docents & Volunteers 49 The Getty Research Institute Acquisitions Exhibitions Scholars Council 63 The Getty Conservation Institute Projects Scholars 73 The Getty Foundation Grants Awarded 90 Publications 92 Staff 99 Board of Trustees, Offi cers & Directors 100 Financial Information RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 3 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:05:48:05 PPMM RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 4 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:05:48:05 PPMM 5 The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural, educational, and philanthropic organization focused on the visual arts, serving both general audiences and specialized professionals. Through the work of its four programs—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation—it aims to advance the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the world’s artistic and cultural heritage. The Getty encourages community involvement in the arts, in order to promote knowledge and understanding, leading to a more civil society. RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 5 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:09:48:09 PPMM RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 6 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:10:48:10 PPMM 7 Message from the Chair In his letter last year, my predecessor as board chair, John Biggs, and oversight continues, including full support of an agreement addressed the challenges the Getty faced with governance and lead- reached with the Attorney General for an independent monitor ership. It was a diffi cult period. The California Attorney General’s to review compliance with the Getty’s newly adopted and revised offi ce was conducting an investigation of the J. Paul Getty Trust policies and procedures through April 2008. and the Los Angeles Times continued its criticism of the Getty, The board’s second commitment was to select an experienced focused particularly on executive compensation and business leader, with high integrity and a strong background in the arts, as expenditures. At the same time, the governments of Italy and the Getty’s next president and chief executive offi cer. A commit- message from the chair from message Greece were challenging the Getty, making claims on objects in tee of the board conducted a wide-ranging international search, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s antiquities collection and demanding and in December we were proud to announce the appointment that they be returned. of James N. Wood, whose many talents are well suited to this The Getty is valued worldwide for its distinctive work across critically important position. Jim’s extensive arts experience in- all fi elds of the visual arts. The challenges to the Getty’s reputation cludes serving with distinction as the director of the Art Institute and the proper exercise of its fi duciary responsibilities required of Chicago for 25 years. He will assume the Getty leadership role a fundamental reassessment of board and management policies in mid-February. and practices. When the leadership of the board transitioned last Third, the board committed to support and work with Getty August, the board and I outlined three principal objectives we management to achieve a sound resolution of the antiquities believed were essential to build on the solid work that already had claims made by Greece and Italy. Throughout the process, the been accomplished to move the Getty forward. decisions made have been based on the results of a scholarly, inde- Our fi rst objective was to strengthen the Getty’s governance. pendent inquiry into the objects’ origins. In February, under the The special committee on investigations, formed in the fall of leadership of Getty Museum Director Michael Brand and con- 2005, and the board’s governance committee had done extensive sistent with our policy objectives, we reached a resolution with work toward this end. Now I can report that new and revised poli- Greece which includes the return of four objects. Agreement has cies and procedures are fully in place. In October, a report issued not yet been reached with Italy, but we will continue to support by the California Attorney General acknowledged the thorough the effort to fi nd a fair and just resolution. work done to remedy problems that previously existed at the It is during times of severe challenge that a strong board of Getty. Our commitment to achieving excellence in governance trustees is essential. I want to express my deep appreciation to RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 7 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:12:48:12 PPMM 8 my fellow trustees, who have committed hundreds of hours in exhibition, Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai, that the past year to their work in support of the Getty. Each of them took nearly 10 years to develop and represented the fi rst exhibi- has deep experience in institutional leadership, and has provided tion to focus on Saint Catherine’s, the world’s oldest continuously sound judgment, wise counsel, and a fi rm resolve to achieve posi- operating Christian monastery, and its collection of icons and tive results. The work is not yet done, but I believe the actions manuscripts. taken will help the Getty better serve its important mission for It is this level of remarkable work of global signifi cance that the visual arts. defi nes the Getty. This is why it is so vitally important that the message from the chair from message The board commends Deborah Marrow, who served as Getty establish a strengthened foundation in governance and interim president and chief executive offi cer this past year and leadership for going forward. My fellow board members and I who is now returning to the Getty Foundation as its director. We hope and believe that the work of the past year has contributed are indebted to Deborah for her commitment to implementing to building this foundation. the signifi cant reform measures adopted by the board, her talent for improving communication across the Getty, and her steady hand in reassuring the staff during this often diffi cult transition. Louise Bryson We want to thank all those who worked to make the Getty Chair Villa, which reopened last January, the incredible success it The J. Paul Getty Trust Board of Trustees already has become. We also salute the professional staff at the Getty’s four programs and the Trust for their commitment, work- February 10, 2007 ing independently and in collaboration, to achieve the excellent exhibitions, exciting public programming, signifi cant academic scholarship, focused grantmaking, and critical conservation proj- ects of the past year. Their accomplishments are too numerous to identify in this brief letter, but I want to close with recognition of one effort that exemplifi es the talent, perseverance, and scope of the Getty’s professional team. Last fall, the Getty opened a major, historic RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 8 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:13:48:13 PPMM RR3_Getty3_Getty 001616 FFINAL.inddINAL.indd 9 44/9/07/9/07 44:48:14:48:14 PPMM 10 Message from the Interim President It has been a privilege to serve the J. Paul Getty Trust as its in- Foundation has gone forward without interruption. The Getty’s terim president and chief executive offi cer during this past year. two venues offer visitors in Los Angeles the opportunity to learn I thank the board of trustees for giving me this extraordinary from original works of art, while simultaneously increasing the opportunity, and for the confi dence they have placed in me. My understanding and preservation of the visual arts internationally. responsibilities have given me a unique vantage point from which Among the many accomplishments of the year, the reopening to view this great institution, and that has strengthened my ad- of the Getty Villa in January 2006 stands out. The renovated Villa miration for its accomplishments and my belief in its potential. is enlivened by the activities of all the Getty programs, working message from the interim president from message My deep respect for the talented and dedicated staff of the Getty in concert with one another. The Villa is home to the Museum’s has only increased. antiquities collection, the only art museum in the United States This past year has not been easy for the Getty, and the board dedicated to the study of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria. The and management have had to grapple with serious issues includ- Villa also houses a master’s degree program in archaeological ing those related to governance. I am proud that we have all conservation operated jointly by the Conservation Institute and worked together to resolve the challenges facing us and to put the the University of California, Los Angeles.
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