Stealing the show: a history of art and crime in six thefts

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Intro; Introduction; Chapter One: Be My Valentine; Chapter Two: A King's Ransom; Chapter Three: Celtic Gold Trail and the Road to Recovery; Chapter Four: So You Want to Be an Art Thief; Chapter Five: The Magic Carpet Ride; Chapter Six: Opportunity Strikes; Chapter Seven: The Art of Protecting Heads of State; Chapter Eight: A Piece of the Met; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography;This book tells the previously untold stories of six major art thefts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, written by its former Chief Security Officer, John Barelli. Reader will be taken into the loading docks and curatorial offices, to the Temple of Dendur and the American Wing and its magnificent Engelhard Courtyard, the majestic Main Hall where the author stood opening many mornings as the world poured in, the Astor Courtyard and the Valez Blanco Patio. In the museum's Arms and Armor department the author will point out that museum staff helped create the helmets that our soldiers u. Intro Introduction Chapter One: Be My Valentine Chapter Two: A King's Ransom Chapter Three: Celtic Gold Trail and the Road to Recovery Chapter Four: So You Want to Be an Art Thief Chapter Five: The Magic Carpet Ride Chapter Six: Opportunity Strikes Chapter Seven: The Art of Protecting Heads of State Chapter Eight: A Piece of the Met Epilogue Acknowledgments Bibliography