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Noah
Charney
The Art Thief, 2007
Written by the
leading expert on the history of art crime, this novel
is not only a good story but includes information about
art, artists, and art restoration.
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Gardner's
Art Through the Ages
13th edition
The latest
edition of the standard college textbook.
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Linda
Banks Downs
Diego Rivera:
The Detroit Industry Murals
The best
source for information and images about the Detroit
Institute of Arts murals by Diego Rivera. The
story behind the murals, tales of Diego and Frida Kahlo
in Detroit, and much much more.
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Edward
Dolnick
The Rescue Artist
A
true story that reads like a crime novel. Describes
art thefts and those who solve them including Charley Hill
the American art detective who poses as various characters
to gain trust of art theives.
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Martin
Caparros
Valfierno
A novel
based on the real story of the theft of the Mona Lisa in
1911.
For a
non-fictional account read Seymour Reit The Day they
Stole the Mona Lisa.
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Seymour
Reit
The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa
A
good account of the 1911 theft, the Italian who stole
the painting and the French con-man who masterminded the
theft.
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