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03914aam a2200469Ii 4500 001 E5A3C9B0DF5911E9BD2BF46B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190925010028 008 180719t20192019ctua 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9781493038237 020 $a 1493038230 035 $a (OCoLC)1045137470 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d GK8 $d ZNS $d OCLCF $d LIV $d SILO 082 4 $a 364 100 1 $a Barelli, John, $e author. 245 10 $a Stealing the show : $b a history of art and crime in six thefts / $c John Barelli ; with Zachary Schisgal. 246 30 $a Hhistory of art and crime in six thefts 264 1 $a Guilford, Connecticut : $b The Lyons Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xix, 212 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index. 520 $a When he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the museum's staff, the millions of visitors, as well as American presidents, royalty, and heads of state from around the world. For the first time, John Barelli shares his experiences of the crimes that occurred on his watch; the investigations that captured thieves and recovered artwork; the lessons he learned and shared with law enforcement professionals in the United States and abroad; the accidents and near misses; and a few mysteries that were sadly never solved. He takes readers behind the scenes at the Met, introduces curators and administrators, walks the empty corridors after hours, and shares what it's like to get the call that an ancient masterpiece has gone missing. The Metropolitan Museum covers twelve acres in the heart of Manhattan and is filled with five thousand years of work by history's great artists known and unknown: Goya, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Warhol, Pollack, Egyptian mummies, Babylonian treasures, Colonial crafts, and Greek vases. John and a small staff of security professionals housed within the Museum were responsible for all of it. Over the years, John helped make the museum the state-of-the-art facility it is today and created a legacy in art security for decades to come. Focusing on six thefts but filled with countless stories that span the late 1970s on into the 21st century, John opens the files on thefts, shows how museum personnel along with local and sometimes Federal Agents opened investigations and more often than not caught the thief. But of ultimate importance was the recovery of the artwork, including Celtic and Egyptian gold, French tapestries, Greek sculpture, and more. At the heart of this book there will always be art--those who love it and those who take it, two groups of people that are far from mutually exclusive. 650 0 $a Art thefts $z New York. $z New York. 650 0 $a Art thieves $z New York. $z New York. 650 0 $a Criminal investigation $z New York. $z New York. 650 0 $a Theft from museums $z New York. $z New York. 610 20 $a Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) 610 27 $a Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00538556 650 7 $a Art thefts. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815827 650 7 $a Art thieves. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815841 650 7 $a Criminal investigation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883201 650 7 $a Theft from museums. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01149462 651 7 $a New York (State) $z New York. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204333 700 1 $a Schisgal, Zachary, $e author. 941 $a 6 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722062136.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20191207010239.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20191205011242.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20191024010643.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20191005012824.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20191004010145.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E5A3C9B0DF5911E9BD2BF46B97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search