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Title: The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections: A Museum for the New Century by J. Paul Getty Museum, John Walsh, Deborah Ann Gribbon, Griffin Walsh, J Paul Getty Museum ISBN: 0-89236-476-9 Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00

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Average Customer Rating: 1.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Just For Looks
Comment: After going to the Museum and reading this book I was struck by how much the fame here is driven by the beautiful building, wonderful location, and the famous benefactors name, and not really the art works that are traditionally the centerpiece of an art museum. Ok there are some very nice pieces here, but just not that many. When purposing a museum book I do so to learn more about the particular art and here the book did an antiquate job, but a lot of page space was taken up with how they got the art. Overall as a coffee table book it is not bad looking, but scratch the surface and it starts to disappoint.

Rating: 1
Summary: Das but true
Comment: Regretably, I have to agree with the two previous readers. This is not a very good book. It offers little insight into the Getty's collecting philosophy and conveniently passes in silence over the museum's many shortcomings.

Rating: 2
Summary: Too much about collecting not enough about art
Comment: The author spent far too much time describing how pieces were aquired and not enough time informing the reader about the pieces.