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A decades-long forgery scheme ensnared Canada’s most famous Indigenous artist, a rock musician turned sleuth and several top museums. Here’s how investigators unraveled the incredible scam.

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/inside-biggest-art-fraud-history-180983692/

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Title
Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History
Authors
Jordan Michael Smith
Word count
4571 words

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    For those interested, here's the NFB's documentary about Morrisseau (not the fraud case) that was mentioned in the article: The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau + Vimeo mirror (since NFB.ca videos are...

    For those interested, here's the NFB's documentary about Morrisseau (not the fraud case) that was mentioned in the article:

    The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau + Vimeo mirror (since NFB.ca videos are region locked to Canada, IIRC)

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