Museum of the missing : a history of art theft
Houpt, Simon
Museum of the missing : a history of art theft / Simon Houpt - New York, NY : Sterling Publishing , 2006 - 192 p. : illus. ; 27 cm
Foreword / Julian Radcliffe -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Art as a commodity -- ch. 2. Theft in a time of war -- ch. 3. The uncommon criminal -- ch. 4. The lost art detective agency -- ch. 5. The space on the wall -- Appendix : Gallery of missing art -- Picture credits -- Index -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments.
When a painting goes missing, we all lose a piece of our common heritage. Museum of the Missing offers readers a rare glimpse of the greatest gallery that never was. Simon Houpt recounts the story of its valuable holdings and investigates some of the men and women involved in the thefts. Filled with beautiful paintings and rarely seen photographs, this intriguing book is also a recognition of the ingenious few who are trying to get these treasures back
English
9781402728297
Art thefts
Art thieves
Theft from museums
REF 364.162 HOU
Museum of the missing : a history of art theft / Simon Houpt - New York, NY : Sterling Publishing , 2006 - 192 p. : illus. ; 27 cm
Foreword / Julian Radcliffe -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Art as a commodity -- ch. 2. Theft in a time of war -- ch. 3. The uncommon criminal -- ch. 4. The lost art detective agency -- ch. 5. The space on the wall -- Appendix : Gallery of missing art -- Picture credits -- Index -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments.
When a painting goes missing, we all lose a piece of our common heritage. Museum of the Missing offers readers a rare glimpse of the greatest gallery that never was. Simon Houpt recounts the story of its valuable holdings and investigates some of the men and women involved in the thefts. Filled with beautiful paintings and rarely seen photographs, this intriguing book is also a recognition of the ingenious few who are trying to get these treasures back
English
9781402728297
Art thefts
Art thieves
Theft from museums
REF 364.162 HOU
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