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The school at the time had no idea they were sitting on such a goldmine if they chose to sell them. Vanity Fair did a great article several years ago recalling in detail the amateur hour theft and subsequent negotiations to sell the works.

See also the Wall Street Journal mention of the heist

http://blogs.wsj.com/informedreader/2007/11/06/how-not-to-follow-the-example-of-oceans-11/ ]]>Dec 8th 2010 1:54PM