FIRST LADY CALLS GETTY ART `DRAMATIC'.Byline: Jenifer Hanrahan Daily News Staff Writer The Getty Center Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif. operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. received a high profile guest Saturday when first lady Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
``As I travel around from place to place I always try to visit museums,'' the first lady told Harold Williams
Dr. Harold Williams, M.Sc, Ph.D, FRSC (born March 14, 1934) is one of the premier field geologists in the history of geology and the foremost expert on the , president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with an estimated endowment of $5.8 billion. Based in Los Angeles, it operates two museums: the J. Paul Getty Museum in Brentwood and the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. . Williams, Stephen Rountree, vice president of the J. Paul Getty Trust and John Walsh, director of the museum, hosted the first lady's guided tour. Walsh said that her visit had a special significance, despite the gaggle of workers putting finishing touches on the Getty. ``We're proud, but we haven't finished yet, so we're nervous,'' he said before she arrived at 1 p.m. Wearing a black pantsuit and gold top, the first lady laughed, talked and gestured animatedly with her hands as she walked toward the entrance of the center. Clinton greeted the three men with a warm handshake at the top of the museum's travertine travertine (trăv`ərtĭn, –tēn), form of massive calcium carbonate, CaCO3, resulting from deposition by springs or rivers. stone steps and headed inside. The media was allowed to view Clinton touring a gallery of European paintings from 1600 to 1700. As the first lady strolled from masterpiece to masterpiece with her hands behind her back, Walsh pointed to particular works, including a 17th century portrait by Flemish painter Anthony Van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (many variant spellings [1] See Van Dyke for other uses of all spellings), (22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish artist who became the leading court painter in England. of nobleman Agostino Pallavicini. ``It's so dramatic,'' she said, as she looked at the Van Dyck. She often shook her head and gestured with her hands as she asked questions about the paintings that are hung around the green walls. Walsh talked to her at length about the ``Portrait of a Man With a Sheet of Music,'' painted by Italian Domenico Fetti in about 1620. The oil painting depicts a man outside holding a sheet of white paper. Clinton also visited the family room set aside for parents and children. Kids can dress up and pretend they are modeling for artists or touch a computer screen to learn about certain works in a mini art history lesson. ``Our family room is where the children who come with adults can engage in fun activities,'' Walsh explained earlier. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Getty Trust CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Harold Williams, left, Vice President Stephen Rountree and museum director John Walsh. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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