The Art of the Theft: Anthony Amore

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Friday December 18

11:00 AM  –  1:00 PM

 

Enter a spellbinding journey into the high-stakes world of art theft. Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. Drawing on his extensive experience as lead investigator in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s famous 1990 heist, Amore will offer an exhilarating look at the black market of art theft and how it compromises some of the greatest treasures in the world, with a particular emphasis on Rembrandt, whose works are stolen at an alarming rate. Book signing to follow the lecture.

Anthony M. Amore is an internationally recognized expert in the field of art theft and is the head of security at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He co-authored the popular book Stealing Rembrandt with investigative reporter Tom Mashberg. His most recent book, The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World, is a New York Times bestseller.

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