The Thief Collector

Join us for a screening of The Thief Collector, a captivating crime documentary about the heist of one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre, which was brazenly cut from its frame in 1985 while hanging at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Thirty-two years later, the painting was found hanging in the New Mexico home of an eccentric married couple with a keen eye for great works—but a very unconventional method of collecting them. This same couple was also responsible for stealing two paintings from Harwood Museum, which have just been returned by the FBI and will be unveiled to the public for the first time prior to the screening.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/1tT9oFa1k7A

This screening is free and open to the public. It is part of our First Friday programming. Join us at 5:00pm for panel featuring those involved in the story since the 1980s.

Join us from 4pm to 7pm the first Friday of every month for pay-what-you-wish extended hours at the museum!