April 28, 2005 | Read Time: 1 minute
The J. Paul Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, has received a collection of sculptures by Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, and other 20th-century artists from the estate of the film producer Ray Stark, who died in 2004. Museum officials declined to say how much the sculptures were worth, but The New York Times estimated the value at $75-million.
The collection of 28 outdoor sculptures also includes works by Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, and Isamu Noguchi.
Mr. Stark won a Tony Award in 1964 for his original Broadway production of Funny Girl, the story of Fanny Brice, the Ziegfeld Follies star and comedian, who was his mother-in-law. He also produced many Hollywood films including Night of the Iguana, Steel Magnolias, the film version of Funny Girl, and several movies written by Neil Simon.
