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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Interview with Jim Wood, New Getty President

    A little over a year ago, Barry Munitz resigned under fire as head of the Getty Trust , America's third largest foundation and the world's richest art institution with $5.8 billion.  The state attorney general was investigating spending practices during Munitz's tenure, and the government of Italy had brought criminal charges based on the…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    A little over a year ago, Barry Munitz resigned under fire as head of the Getty Trust, America's third largest foundation and the world's richest art institution with $5.8 billion. The state attorney general was investigating spending practices during Munitz's tenure, and the government of Italy had brought criminal charges based on the acquisition of allegedly stolen antiquities before Munitz got there. Late last year, 65 year-old James Wood came out of retirement from the Art Institute of Chicago. An art historian, he'll be the first non-businessman to lead the Trust, which includes the Getty Museum in Brentwood and the Getty Villa in Malibu, in addition to the Institutes of Conservation and Research and the Getty Foundation. We talk with Jim Wood about restoring good business practices, staff morale and a tarnished international reputation.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Jim Wood

      President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust

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