Getty Installations

Re: “Rummaging in the Getty’s Storerooms” by Susan Kandel (March 18). The Getty’s seventh floor on Wilshire Boulevard may not be the best exhibition site, and the local artists selected may not have the New York art-world sheen, but the double accomplishment of opening up the collection to public scrutiny and simultaneously giving five Los Angeles artists a space should be encouraged, not trashed.

I, for one, relished the opportunity to browse through, select and handle the wondrous old books in the collection and am grateful for that experience. I hope my installation communicates these pleasures to viewers.

RACHEL ROSENTHAL

Los Angeles