Therearefewfamiliesinhistorywhohaveaccumulatedmorewealth,collectedmoreartandgivenawaymoremoneythantheGettys.Withuniqueaccesstothefamily’sinnerworld,thisprogrammeunearthsthelastingculturalimpactofthreegenerations.ThelatepatriarchJ.PaulGetty,founderoftheGettyOilCompanyandartcollector,madethefamilyincrediblywealthyandwasoncedescribedastherichestlivingmaninAmerica.Onhisdeath,heleftthelargestendowmentinhistorytoanartmuseum,andthebilliondollargiftshooktheinternationalartmarkettoitsfoundation.ThisendowmentalsogavebirthtotheGettyCentreinLosAngeleswhichisnowthewealthiestinstitutionofitskindintheworld.GrandsonMarkGetty,whohimselfbecamethefounderofthemulti-billionpoundmediaempireGettyImages,tellsthestoryofhisfamilyandtheirculturallegacy.WithinputfromotherGettyfamilymembers,theprogrammefollowsthreegenerationsofthisart-hungrydynastyandhearsstoriesofpersonalmilestones,artscandals,philanthropyandthekidnappingofgrandsonPaulGettyIIIin1973.
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