Thanks for posting this story Susan, I find art crime/theft fascinating. Sad that so much goes missing and is never seen again. 

Elaine Miller
Fairmont Studio
Cambridge, MA

On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Susan Ruderman wrote:

> There is an article in the Phoenix, our local independent newspaper, about the plunder of artworks--even a stained glass ceiling--and historic documents from the State House.
> 
> It's worth taking the time to read, both for the serious concerns it raises about how we in Massachusetts are protecting objects when they are in a quasi-museum setting, and as a tool for encouraging every government keeper of artifacts to (at the very least) maintain a decent inventory and report missing/stolen works to the Art Loss Register.
> 
> "How the State House’s cultural treasures have vanished, piece by piece: Heist of the Centuries"
> By CHRIS FARAONE | July 26, 2012
> 
> http://thephoenix.com/Boston/arts/141880-how-the-state-houses-cultural-treasures-have-vani/?page=1#TOPCONTENT
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