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A Forger's Tale
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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In 2007, Bolton Crown Court in the United Kingdom sentenced Shaun Greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. Working out of a shed in his parents' garden, Greenhalgh had successfully fooled some of the world's greatest museums. During the court case, the breadth of his forgeries shocked the art world and tantalised the media. What no one realised was how much more of the story there was to tell. Written in prison, A Forger's Tale details Shaun's notorious career and the extraordinary circumstances that led to it. From Leonardo drawings to L.S. Lowry paintings, from busts of American presidents to Anglo-Saxon brooches, from cutting-edge Modernism to the ancient art of the Stone Age, Greenhalgh could--and did--copy it all. Told with great wit and charm, this is the definitive account of Britain's most successful and infamous forger, a man whose love for art saturates every page of this extraordinary memoir.
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Oblomov26
Oblomov26
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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Magic exists in the world for me in the form of people with creative abilities which I just cannot comprehend. This is the tale of such a man, a seemingly non descript carer for elderly parents in England, who was one day arrested as one of the greatest art forgers of his era. In this autobiography, the author describes himself as a great art practitioner who lacked creative genius to be a great artist. The scope of his output is amazing.

Oblomov26 Any period, any style any material he could copy from ancient Egyptian sculpture to Leonardo paintings to ceramic bottle tops 6y
Cathythoughts Amazing he could do that... 6y
Cassandra_L Wow, this sounds fascinating. Keen to check it out. (edited) 6y
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miserybookchick
miserybookchick
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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Julys lookbook lit box, colour me gold 💛
Included A Forger's Tale, a story of a man who eventually spent time at Her Majestys Time Share Arrangement (prison lol) for artistic forgery.. and it sounds bloody fascinating. full details on my instagram 😊

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TheSloanRanger
TheSloanRanger
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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Major train delays mean I'm late for my tattoo appointment. They have, however, provided the perfect opportunity for me to flick through A Forger's Tale for interview inspiration - I'm putting together a list of questions for the author, and as a fellow Lancashire kid and art nerd, I'm quite excited!

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TheSloanRanger
TheSloanRanger
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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Remember the other day when I said we were actively looking for a dog? Well, we found one!
This is Chester and he's keeping me company while I finish off A Forger's Tale!

BookishMarginalia Congratulations! 7y
scripturient What a cutie! And awesome name! :) My dog was also called Chester. Unfortunately he passed away three years ago. 7y
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Cinfhen Sweet! Welcome to Litsy, Chester 🐶💕 7y
Hooked_on_books Hi Chester! He's so cute. 🐶💙 7y
Simona I love to see so many new #petsoflitsy this days❣️ Enjoy in the new company and a lot of fun moments😘 7y
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TheSloanRanger
TheSloanRanger
A Forger's Tale: The memoir of one of Britain?s most successful and infamous art forgers | Shaun Greenhalgh
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#Bookmail! Courtesy of The AU Review and Allen & Unwin, this ARC of British art forger Shaun Greenhalgh's memoir already has me hooked!

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