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Genre/Form: | Case studies Études de cas |
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Named Person: | J M W Turner; J M W Turner; J M W Turner; J M W Turner; J M W Turner; Joseph Mallord William Turner; J M W Turner |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sandy Nairne |
ISBN: | 9781780230207 1780230206 9781861898517 1861898517 |
OCLC Number: | 800862006 |
Notes: | Originally published: 2011. |
Description: | 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Part One: 1. Loss -- 2. Pursuit -- 3. Recovery -- 4. Return -- Part Two: 5. Ethics -- 6. Value -- 7. History -- 8. Fiction -- 9. Future |
Responsibility: | Sandy Nairne. |
Abstract:
This text provides a description of the events surrounding the theft of two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner in 1994, and the subsequent pursuit, location and negotiation for their return.
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'I was gripped by Sandy Nairne's matter-of-fact but hair-raising account of the efforts to reclaim the two Turners' - -- Phillip Hensher The Spectator 'In Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners, Sandy Nairne describes going underground to help recover the booty of a daring heist. Superheroes all.' - -- Elaine Showalter TLS 'a fascinating read, delving into some of the important moral issues associated with the paying of recovery fees.' - -- Alexander McCall Smith The Scotsman Read more...

