Rockwell Heist : The extraordinary theft of seven Norman Rockwell paintings and a phony Renoir-and the 20-year chase for their recovery from the Midwest through Europe and South America /

"In 1979 seven Norman Rockwell paintings and a supposed Renoir, later discovered to be a forgery, were stolen from Elayne's Gallery in Edina. It is still the biggest theft in Minnesota history, and no one was ever convicted for the crime. This is the story of the theft, the investigation,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rubenstein, Bruce, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Saint Paul, MN : Borealis Books, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rockwell, Norman, > 1894-1978
Rockwell, Norman, > 1894-1978.
Art thefts.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
TRUE CRIME > General.
Art thefts > Minnesota > Edina.
Minnesota > Edina.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In 1979 seven Norman Rockwell paintings and a supposed Renoir, later discovered to be a forgery, were stolen from Elayne's Gallery in Edina. It is still the biggest theft in Minnesota history, and no one was ever convicted for the crime. This is the story of the theft, the investigation, and the twenty-year quest to return the art to its rightful owners"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780873518963

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