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.

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