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3. 10. 2014 - 10:45

Today's Webtip: Keepin it Fake

NPR share the story of a very successful forger.

Did you know it isn't illegal to forge artworks and then give them to museums?

I'm not a lawyer, so don't trust that for any future plans, but it's what I took from the rather fascinating story of Mark Landis. A talented craftsman who created and gifted copies of famous artworks to museums. For 30 years.

www.npr.org