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False Impressions - by Thomas Hoving (Paperback)

Name: False Impressions - by Thomas Hoving (Paperback)
Brand: Touchstone Books
SKU: 92763964
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Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams.
About the Author: Thomas Hoving was a museum executive, consultant, and director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
368 Pages
Architecture, Individual Architects & Firms

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About the Book

Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams. From the shroud of Turin to pre-Colombian pottery, Hoving reveals the biggest, the best, the most embarrassing, and the most costly forgeries in history--many of them unknown until now. photos.

Book Synopsis

Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams.

False Impressions from Thomas Hoving reveals the biggest, the best, the most embarrassing, and the most costly forgeries in history--many of them unknown until now.

About the Author

Thomas Hoving was a museum executive, consultant, and director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is from New York City and received his B.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.62 Inches (H) x 5.42 Inches (W) x .95 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.11 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 368

Genre: Architecture

Sub-Genre: Individual Architects & Firms

Publisher: Touchstone Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Thomas Hoving

Language: English

Street Date: May 8, 1997

TCIN: 92763964

UPC: 9780684831480

Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-7585

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.95 inches length x 5.42 inches width x 8.62 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.11 pounds

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