Chasing Aphrodite
The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Format: Book
Description: viii, 375 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and frank interviews, Felch and Frammolino give a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum and tell the story of the Getty's dealings in the illegal antiquities trade. Fast-paced and compelling, "Chasing Aphrodite" exposes the layer of dirt beneath the polished facade of the museum business.
Subjects:
J. Paul Getty Museum -- Corrupt practices.
Classical antiquities -- Destruction and pillage.
Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Italy.
Cultural property -- Repatriation -- California -- Malibu.
J. Paul Getty Museum -- Corrupt practices.
Classical antiquities -- Destruction and pillage.
Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Italy.
Cultural property -- Repatriation -- California -- Malibu.
ISBN:
9780151015016
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HISTORY Ancient Fel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.