Fakery Begins at Home
There is a fascinating article called "Fake It Till You Make It" in this week's Newsweek, about three Brits named Greenhalgh (son and parents) who have been turning out fake art work and antiquities for at least twenty years. (They were nabbed because of errors on a cuneiform tablet.) The amazing thing is the versatility of this little family. They faked everything from Brancusi to an Amarna princess, and untold numbers of their pieces have made it into some of the world's best-known museums. Here's the article about their fakes!