There was an interesting book review in the Wall Street Journal this morning. The book is "The Gardner Heist," by Ulrich Boser. It's about the "world's biggest unsolved art theft," from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston 19 years ago. It looks like a good book, but it's of interest here because one of the paintings stolen was a Vermeer, "The Concert." (The book jacket here is from the Amazon.com site and the painting image is from the book I had at last month's meeting. I'll have it again next week if anyone wants to look at it. The plate does say it is at the museum in Boston!)
I enjoyed reading the review and will consider the book for next year's Arts & Culture Book Club! If any of you have read it or do read it, let me know what you think.
Beth
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