Who are the Art Detectives?
Just like the characters they chase, art theft investigators come in a variety of sizes and colors, with different strengths, backgrounds and experiences. Some art detectives, like Harold Smith in STOLEN, are hired by insurance companies such as CHUBB or Lloyds of London, and travel the world hunting stolen pieces. Other investigators work for Interpol, Scotland Yard, or the FBI. At the FBI, Art Theft Program Manager Lynne Chaffinch came to her post with a museum background, degrees in anthropology and museum studies and with a knowledge of computers that has been essential in managing the Bureau’s National Stolen Art File, one of the key tools used internationally to recover stolen art.
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