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Dayton history: When a plumber shocked the art world with a stolen Rembrandt
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 8—In 1947, Dayton shocked the global art world with three paintings a plumber thought were "old junk." On Monday, Feb. 10, 1947, federal agents took possession of the 1643 self-portrait ...
Dutch ‘Indiana Jones of art world’ recovers a further six stolen paintings
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHe may not wield a whip or navigate through treacherous caves but a Dutch art detective is further...
These antique dealers found a stolen de Kooning painting. Now they’re the toast of the art world
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOS ANGELES — David Van Auker and Buck Burns stepped off an elevator and into a second-floor gallery...
Five of the most daring museum heists in modern history
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoArt heist movies — think “Ocean’s 8,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” Audrey Hepburn’s “How To Steal a...
FBI lead investigator of Gardner heist retiring, speaks of recent potential sightings of stolen art
WFXT via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoBoston FBI Special Agent Geoff Kelly is calling it a career. After 28 years at the Bureau, 22 of...
Film fest honors Billy Porter, Bruce LaBruce, SNL's Julio Torres, 'Hacks' Megan Stalter
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs a lifelong art lover, one-time art dealer, and eventual artist, writer and filmmaker, Arthur...
Police imposters pulled off the world’s biggest art heist 33 years ago. Can a haunted man and $10m...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo thieves dressed as Boston cops made off with $500m in stolen art from the Isabella Stewart...
This New App Brings Stolen Art Back to (Virtual) Life
Dornob via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVirtual reality has come a long way from the days of films like Total Recall and The Lawnmower Man....
Rock 'n' roller Myles Connor turned to life of crime. He's the subject of a documentary
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCANTON − The popular genres of true crime and rock 'n' roll documentaries converge in a film about...
Museum Closes on 33rd Anniversary of Famed Art Heist
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBy CNN Web Staff BOSTON (WBZ) – On Saturday, the 33rd anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the museum announced it would be closing...