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Episode 4: Art Sleuths

Episode 4: Art Sleuths

FromDynamite Doug


Episode 4: Art Sleuths

FromDynamite Doug

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A British conservator comes across a pair of stone feet in a Cambodian jungle temple. His sleuthing leads him to deduce the feet belong to a statue in a U.S. museum and the trail leads to Douglas, the most serious scrutiny yet. Emma Bunker helps Douglas create fake documents to cover up his looting. But when a Cambodian statue goes on sale in Sotheby’s in New York, Douglas is tied up in a lawsuit and his name splashed in the newspapers for the first time.

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Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Don’t want to wait for the next episode? You can listen to the full series, ad-free, by subscribing to our channel on the Apple Podcasts app. Just visit apple.co/dynamitedoug For 50 years, Douglas Latchford was the world’s premier expert on Cambodian art, supplying priceless statues to Western museums and rich collectors. But his fame masked a dirty secret. Douglas had colluded with the Khmer Rouge, a genocidal regime, to loot Cambodia’s entire cultural heritage. As the country descended into bloodshed, Douglas stole almost everything. A network of art world cronies were on hand to help him sell these blood statues, including a senior curator at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. When a band of art sleuths get on their case, Douglas and his co-conspirators mount a rearguard action to save themselves. This is a story the art world doesn’t want told. Unlike the Elgin Marbles, and other brewing controversies over stolen art, our story isn’t ancient history. This tale is happening now. www.dynamitedoug.com