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☆ A New Front in Reparations and More: The Week in Reporter Reads
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In fairness, this forklift operator had no idea that the crate he tossed into his car trunk contained a Picasso until he opened its casing. In fairness, he didn’t care much for it; he preferred realism. agents were hot on the trail of a hot Picasso unavailable for public viewing, as it was hidden in Rummel’s hallway closet. Back before the much more notorious theft of 13 works of art from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. Back, in a sense, to a time before Picasso had even painted the piece in question.

Persons: Picasso, Merrill Rummel, Sam, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Organizations: Logan International Airport, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Locations: Boston

☆ Hey Dad, Can You Help Me Return the Picasso I Stole?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Dan Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was a pain in our butt.”Fortunately, Rummel knew a guy. The Case of the Missing Picasso, revealed here for the first time, goes back. Back before the much more notorious theft of 13 works of art from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. Back, in a sense, to a time before Picasso had even painted the piece in question. Back to the 1950s of Waterville, Maine, where the Rummel boys — Bill and his younger brother, Whit — were testing their hometown’s Yankee forbearance.

Persons: ”, Rummel, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner, Picasso, Bill, Whit — Organizations: Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Yankee Locations: Waterville , Maine, Woolworth’s

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