About this item
Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft, trafficking in antiquities, and stolen Native American objects. Now, there's finally a book for the general public that covers the entire terrain. The book includes full-color photos of the objects.Stolen, Smuggled, Sold features seven vivid and true stories in which the reader joins the author as she uncovers a cultural treasure and follows its often-convoluted trail. Along the way author and reader encounter a cast of fascinating characters from the underbelly of the cultural world: unscrupulous grave robbers, sinister middlemen, ruthless art dealers, venal Nazis, canny lawyers, valiant academics, unstoppable investigative reporters, unwitting curators, and dedicated government officials.
About the Author
Nancy Moses's award-winning book, Lost in the Museum: Hidden Treasures and the Stories they Tell, grew out of her experience directing Philadelphia's History Museum, a job she came to after running her own company and holding top management positions in government, public media, and and academe. She is currently serving as Series Creator and a Producer of The Women of Philadelphia: A Documentary, the nation's first television series that explores the history of a city through the experience of its women. Her new book, Stolen Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures will be published by AltaMira Press in June 2015.
