To Catch a Thief: Art Theft and the FBI

A black-and-white etching of cartoonish people looking at art in a gallery.

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Event Date

  • Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 6–7:30 p.m.

Event Description

Sustainer, Patron, and Circle members are cordially invited to join FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Art Crime Program Manager Randolph J. Deaton as he provides us with a look at the art underworld and the work of the FBI Art Crime Team. Special Agent Deaton will discuss case studies of art fraud and theft investigations in addition to giving tips on how to document and protect your own art collection.

Free for Sustainer, Patron, and Circle members, but registration is required. Seating is limited. Email or call 817.989.5060 to RSVP by January 4, 2023. Not a member? Join today!

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Image: Peggy Bacon (1895–1987),  Aesthetic Pleasure, 1936, drypoint, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 1985.268

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