The West Hartford Art League, Inc. 
A Regional Center for the Visual Arts

FALL 2004 NEWSLETTER

The West Hartford Art League presents 
“Art Thieves”

A lecture by Special Agent Bob Whitman, Philadelphia Art Task Force, FBI Friday, October 22, 2004 5:30 p.m. Avery Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Art theft is the fourth largest international crime, behind drugs, money laundering, and terrorism, according to Interpol. Over the past few years, the Philadelphia Task force of the FBI has recovered more than $100 million in stolen property and has prosecuted more than 30 individuals. Special agent Whitman, the only full time art theft specialist in the U.S., will discuss the investigation, recovery, and repatriation of stolen art.

Some of his most recent recoveries are $50 million worth of paintings stolen from a private estate in Madrid, including two by Spanish master Francesco Goya, five Norman Rockwell paintings stolen from a private gallery in Minneapolis, three of which were recovered in a farmhouse in Brazil, and a 2,000 year old pre-Columbian artifact looted from the royal tomb of the Lord Sipan in Peru.

This lecture is presented by the Wadsworth Atheneum, The World Affairs Council and the West Hartford Art League

Admission:
Members of the above three organizations - $10
General public- $15
A wine and cheese reception follows the lecture.

Call the World Affairs Council 594-4100 for reservations.

Admission to the reception is $25 for members of the three organizations, and $30 for the general public.

WHAL Members- Early Registration Fall 2004

Early Class Registration for the Spring session will be open to students currently taking classes, who are members of the West Hartford Art League, as of August 1, 2004.

Students who would like to participate in early registration, and are not currently members, are encouraged to join. Open registration will begin on August 15.

Students can fill out a registration form and return it to us three ways.

1. By fax (313-0317) with a credit card number.
2. By mail with credit card or check.
3. By phone with a current credit card number. Registrations are filled in the order in which they are received.

Class registration forms will be available in the foyers of our buildings.

For the full catalog, click here.

MEMBERS AND FACULTY NEWS

WHAL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS AT MEMBERS' PRICES!  

For more information call 249-1207, check the website at www.charteroakcenter.org.

Updated Tuesday, July 01, 2008