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| your personal art thief |
| June 25, 2026 |
| Last Night's Haul |
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| John Adams |
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David Edwin, 1776 - 1841, 1800 Line and stipple engraving on paper · lifted from the National Portrait Gallery |
| also in the bag: |
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George Meredith Alvin Langdon Coburn, 11 Jun 1882 - 23 Nov 1966, October 24, 1904 · the National Portrait Gallery |
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The Natchez Eugène Delacroix, 1823–24 and 1835 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Alexander Hamilton James Sharples, c. 1751 - 26 Feb 1811, c. 1796 · the National Portrait Gallery |
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Christ Blessing Gerard David, ca. 1500–1505 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Snowscape with Figures Kim Si (Korean, 1524–1593), 1584 · The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| The Line |
| "Their provisions were consumed; they fed a whole month upon wild fruits, and found themselves at last near a little river bordered with cocoa trees, which sustained their lives and their hopes." |
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Candide, Voltaire In Candide, Voltaire depicts a dire situation where the characters, having exhausted their supplies, rely on wild fruits and the hope of finding sustenance. |
| From the Vault |
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Tompkin's real wild west frontier exhibition and European circus, 1890-01-01 found in the Library of Congress |
| On the Lam |
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| Salvador, Brazil |
| Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. Lay low here. |
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