\n I’ve seen no mention of risk to fine art in the context of the horrendous
\n fires in Los Angeles, California – so decided to see what I could find.
\n<\/b><\/p>\n
It seems to me there are four main risks<\/p>\n
- \n
- \n The Art Galleries housing fine art (eg Getty Museum; Los Angeles Museum of
\n Art)\n <\/li>\n - The Security Archives holding art bought as an investment<\/li>\n
- \n The Archives of individual artists with homes in the area – such as David Hockney<\/li>\n
- The homes of very rich people who buy art – I mourn the loss of the art…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This is a resume of what I can find out so far.<\/p>\n
\n Art Galleries – appear OK<\/span>
\n<\/h2>\n\n I remember back in 2019, during the last really bad wildfires near Los
\n Angeles, being extremely impressed with the precautions that the Getty Museum
\n had taken in relation to risks from potential natural disasters.\n<\/p>\n\n This time the Getty seems to be in the clear again – and this is part of the
\n reason why
\n How LA’s Getty Center built a fire-proof fortress for priceless art<\/a><\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n I plugged in
\n “Art Galleries in Los Angeles, CA” into Google Maps<\/a>
\n to see how close the major art galleries were to the six fires.\n<\/p>\n
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