Monday, March 1, 2010

By Hook or By Crook


Robert E. Lucky Jr. was arrested in 1999 for accepting $21,000 in exchange for an original by renowned primitive artist Clementine Hunter and never delivering the painting.

He, along with two others were recently indicted for a forgery scheme beginning in the year 2000, where Lucky authenticated and sold fake Hunters allegedly painted by his co-conspirators.

Pictured, "Baptismal", courtesy of the Lousiana State Museum.
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