You can get a Pg Cert in Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime as well as a bunch of other stuff at the University of Glasgow. University of Glasgow - Study - Glasgow Online - Online postgraduate programmes
We get quite a lot of requests for Grad programs in Creative Writing. Glasgow's DL M. Litt. in Creative Writing (in Kizmet's link) looks terrific. Glasgow: my late Dad's home town. Never been there... J.
The NYPD used to have an Art Theft Division within the Detective Bureau, I think it was merged with something else due to budget cuts. My grandparents were from a bit south, in Port Glasgow, "where the men are men, and half the women are men too". :biggrin:
I've sometimes thought that when I retire from my job as a crime lab analyst (specializing in fire debris, explosives, and clandestine labs) I might try out art chemistry (verification of authenticity, etc.) part time. I'm no even sure if such a position exists. We'll see if I get motivated enough to actually pursue this academically.
You can probably just catch the 1999 re-make of "The Thomas Crown Affair" to get all of the necessary information and to save yourself some time and cash, right?
It definitely does - I've seen documentaries on genuine vs. forged works (or unattributed, "circle of," dubious provenance etc.) where this type of analysis has been shown and explained by the experts who perform it. I think it's fascinating - but I'm told I'm very easily amused. :smile: J.
"White Knight" -- Netflix has six years of this excellent series about a skilled art forger turned FBI consultant (while continuing to practice his craft).
