Harold Smith was a noted investigator and art detective. Smith represented Lloyds of London and many other insurance companies for over 50 years, specializing in fine art and jewelry theft. He also was a security consultant for leading jewelers, museums and art galleries in the United States and overseas, such as Sotheby's, Christie's, the Smithsonian, and the Getty Museum, and others. Among his cases have been the largest gold robbery in the history of the United States, … Wikipedia
The 75-year-old Smith, whose face (reconstructed with a prosthetic nose after years battling skin cancer), black eye patch, and bowler hat render him visually riveting, is also a most knowledgeable and engaging inquisitor. www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:384137
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Persistence of Vision Films presents Stolen, a documentary about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist. A film by Rebecca Dryfus. www.stolenthefilm.com/