In the story of gold frames there's
probably none sadder than those hanging in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. New Zealanders might be forgiven for thinking they've
stumbled on a Julian Dashper installation but this image is in fact a reminder
of the day in 1990 when thieves stole $US500 million worth of artworks from the
museum. You can see them here on the FBI’s stolen art site. Now the Gardner is
offering a $US5 million reward for information leading to the return of the
works and today the FBI has announced it knows who stole the works, but doesn't
know where they are. You can read this amazing true art-crime story here.
Image: once were paintings at the Stewart Gardner Museum
