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In the news: Getty names new president- James Cuno

The J. Paul Getty Trust has named as its new Chief Executive Officer, James Cuno, the Director of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Dr. Cuno has an M.A. and PhD in art history from Harvard, where he served as director of the Harvard Art Museums. His curatorial expertise focuses on 18th and 19th century French printmaking.

Dr. Cuno wrote about cultural patrimony in his 2008 book Who Owns Antiquity?

Wishing Dr. Cuno all the best in ushering a new era at the Getty!

For the full report, please read:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-getty-cuno-20110510,0,973976.story

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