Stolen Works
On Nov. 17 2005 from the museum two works, a Jackson Pollock painting and pop artist Andy Warhol’s 1984 Le Grande Passion, were stolen in a robbery involving ladders and a careful plan of attack. Despite efforts to retrieve the works by both the FBI and the Scranton police, nothing has been returned to the museum. After the theft there was some controversy relating to the origin of the Pollock. The Everhart Museum released a statement saying museum officials believed the stolen painting was an authentic Jackson Pollock and the painting’s owner lent it in good faith. The museum’s insurance broker called the Pollock piece a fake after appraisers could not authenticate it.
The Everhart continues to identify the painting as Mr. Pollock’s 1949 Springs Winter. The lender of the work said the correct title is Winter in Springs.
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