The Commonwealth Club has posted a podcast from Jason’s July 12 appearance.
The hour-long conversation with host Anne W. Smith, chair of the Club’s Art Forum, touched on a wide range of issues including the origins of the Getty scandal, political pressure we faced while covering it for the LA Times, and lessons to be learned for non-profits and arts organizations. The lively audience of about 60 had great questions.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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Jason was interviewed Tuesday on KQED’s Forum, the award-winning public affairs program in San Francisco.
During the hour, Jason and host Michael Krasny touched on a variety of topics, including the fall of Marion True, the fate of so-called “orphans,” the Elgin marbles and Western imperialism. Callers had some interesting questions, including several people wondering what to do with looted objects they have come across.
You can listen to and download the program here.
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This Tuesday, Jason will be in San Francisco speaking about American museums and the illicit antiquities trade at The Commonwealth Club, “the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum.”
He’ll be in conversation with Anne W. Smith, chair of the Club’s Art Forum and a long-time art professional in San Francisco. She has served as a trustee for the Book Club of California, the Film Arts Foundation, California Lawyers for the Arts and numerous other cultural groups.
“Personally, I found CHASING APHRODITE an extraordinarily detailed, sometimes scary and ultimately fascinating narrative that should command the attention of curators, collectors, policy makers, arts administrators, art historians and museum goers,” Smith wrote in the invitation to the event.
The program starts at 6pm at the Club’s downtown venue on 595 Market Street. Tickets can be purchased at the door, through the reservation line (415) 597- 6705, or in advance here.
Also, tune in to KQED Tuesday morning at 10am to hear Jason live on Michael Krasny’s Forum.
If you can’t make it, both programs will be available as podcasts. We’ll post a link when they become available.
Ton Cremer’s MSN Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire Paul Barford’s Portable Antiquities and Heritage Issues Derek Fincham’s Illicit Cultural Property David Gill’s Looting Matters Conflict Antiquities The Association for Research into Crimes against Art Larry Rothfield’s The Punching Bag Elginism — Repatriation Issues Lee Rosenbaum’s CultureGrrl
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