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A major transformation of the Getty Center has taken place with the installation of 28 modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum from the collection of the late legendary film producer Ray Stark and his wife, Fran. Joining Martin Puryear's That Profile and Robert Irwin's Central Garden, the sculptures are ...
The Stark collection comes to the Getty Center through a generous donation by the trustees of the Fran and Ray Stark Revocable Trust. The late legendary film producer Ray Stark and his wife, Fran, had a passion for art that led to a fine collection of modern works with a focus on sculpture.
Created in 2007, this garden features 28 modern and contemporary sculptures collected by film producer Ray Stark and his wife, Fran. The garden comprises three distinct outdoor spaces: the Sculpture Garden at the foot of the hill, the Sculpture Terrace adjacent to the museum’s West Pavilion, and the Lower Terrace Garden adjacent to Robert Irwin’s Central Garden.
Aug 21, 2007 · The Getty Center unveiled the complete Fran and Ray Stark sculpture collection a few weeks ago in Los Angeles. The deal was inked in 2005, with several of the 28 works appearing around the ...
Stark was an avid art collector. He amassed a broad collection of outdoor sculptures by artist and close friend Henry Moore, and his walls were adorned with pieces by Monet, Picasso, and Kandinsky. Stark's outdoor sculpture collection was bequeathed to the Getty Museum, where it is on display. The Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Garden opened in ...
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Foreword / Michael Brand -- Acknowledgments -- A modern sculpture collection comes to the Getty / Antonia Bostr©œm -- Sculpture gardens and sculpture in gardens / John Dixon Hunt -- Piazza to plaza : European outdoor sculpture in the American museum garden / Penelope Curtis -- Catalogue / Christopher Bedford
