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Art thefts Investigation Drama Artists Portraits Exhibitions Fathers and sons Drama London (England) 20th century Drama Portrait painting, American 19th century Exhibitions Portrait painting, American 20th century Exhibitions Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925 Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925 Exhibitions Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925 Friends and associates Portraits Exhibitions Taxicab drivers DramaNational Gallery (Great Britain)
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Gallery Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 LangmuirDegas, Edgar
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Gallery Publications in association with the Art Institute of Chicago 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 DEGSummary: Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DUKCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DUKOrmond, Richard
Summary: Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargent's close friends. They are posed informally, sometimes in the act of painting or singing, and it is evident from the bold way they confront us that they are personalities of a creative stamp. Brilliant as these pictures are as works of art and penetrating studies of character, they are also records of relationships, allegiances,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The National Portrait Gallery 2015