The practice run : how a failed art heist provided a blueprint for the world's largest art robbery /
"On Saint Patrick's Day , 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place--the heist of Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft?...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Lanham, [Maryland] :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
[2025]
|
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: | "On Saint Patrick's Day , 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place--the heist of Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, during the Christmas season, two thieves were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York. The mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt. He arrived in the small New York town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museum's director, the author of this story,in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. This book investigates the planning and execution of The Hyde's attempted robbery and traces McDevitt's various escapades, including masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter following his jail sentences in New York state and Massachusetts over a previous bank heist. This story also explores the fascinating history of two museums that were jolted into the recognition of their vulnerabilities following one thwarted and one actual theft. And even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes" -- |
Hesburgh Library General Collection
| Call Number: |
N 8795.3 .U6 F57 2025
|
|---|---|
| Available Request Request a scan of an article or book chapter |