In late January, 500 federal agents swooped down on art collections in southern California with warrants. The alleged crimes? The possession of smuggled art objects, looted mostly from Asian and Native American sites. Thomas Hoving, a former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (and a keen observer of dirty dealings in the art world), tells Kurt about what the bust means for museums around the country.
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Thomas Hoving
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