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3. What value is a city without fine art? nt

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 02:08 PM

Dec 2013

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Christie's values Detroit-owned art at $452 million to $866 million [View all] Eugene Dec 2013 OP

bunch of republican crooks hollysmom Dec 2013 #1

Isn't this legalized Grand Larceny? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2013 #2

What value is a city without fine art? nt longship Dec 2013 #3

This would be one of the worst crimes of the century...... Swede Atlanta Dec 2013 #4

One of the valuable works is a Van Gogh self-portrait KamaAina Dec 2013 #5

Would he even "get" it? AlbertCat Dec 2013 #8

Someone would probably have to point it out to him KamaAina Dec 2013 #11

So, How Does Hollowing Out DallasNE Dec 2013 #6

C'mon! AlbertCat Dec 2013 #10

Package it up in a travelling exhibition maxsolomon Dec 2013 #7

Thread win! KamaAina Dec 2013 #9

But the bk judge seemed to be leaning towards seeing the art spared CTyankee Dec 2013 #17

If it is only 5% of the full collection, I could live with it. louis-t Dec 2013 #12

umm, give art to the unions to get pensions to go away?...nt quadrature Dec 2013 #13

Well isn't that special... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #14

Creditors are contrarian22 Dec 2013 #15

not without a fight.... madrchsod Dec 2013 #16

But what is the value of democracy? nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #18

That wouldn't even be a 5% down payment Demeter Dec 2013 #19

one guess where this will be DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #20

If the Detroit museum art works are sold to private collectors... AdHocSolver Dec 2013 #21

Bet they get nowhere near this amount. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #22