Stolen: The Gallery of Missing Masterpieces - Hardcover

Webb, Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1897330359 ISBN 13: 9781897330357

Publisher: Madison Press Books, 2009

Synopsis

Uncovering the enormously lucrative, high-risk world of art theft, this intriguing study goes behind the scenes and explores the sleight-of-hand criminals that steal art and antiquities and the strategies investigators employ to recoup the works. The discussion considers the psychology behind the thieves, the motley crew of characters on both sides of the law, and the famous cases that made headlines. An important special gallery sectionwith rare images from the Art Loss Registeroffers a glimpse into the magnitude of what is lost and how these crimes contribute to cultural extinction. This examination also gives special attention to art looting in relation to war and oppression, reveals how the United Nations can aid in recovery, and debates the legality of such cases as the Elgin Marble pieces and current art-raids in Afghanistan and Iraq.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Webb is an award-winning journalist, novelist, and editor and the author ofPluck. He lives in Guelph, Ontario. Julian Radcliffe is the chairman of the Art Loss Register, an organization that assists in art recovery around the world; a member of the Order of the British Empire; and the author ofMuseum of the Missing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Madison Press Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1897330359
• ISBN 13: 9781897330357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255