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A Norman Rockwell work stolen from suburban St. Louis more than three decades ago was found in Steven Spielberg 's art collection, the FBI announced Friday.

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STONERS
March 3, 2007, midnight
The painting, Rockwell's "Russian Schoolroom," was snatched during a late-night burglary at a gallery in Clayton, Mo., on June 25, 1973. The Oscar-winning filmmaker purchased the painting in 1989 from a legitimate dealer and didn't know it was stolen until last week, the FBI said in a statement.
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Odidis
March 3, 2007, 12:19 p.m.
Oh Gad, so how did it happen and the Guards did not catch them thiefs?
Life's Battles
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artists-and-writers
March 3, 2007, 12:59 p.m.

Well now, the haiku words here are "legitimate dealer".
This is not the same as the lucky guy who reportedly--and unknowingly--purchased that diminuative, 110-million-dollar Degas sculpture from an equally clueless garage-sale spieler (sic). No, the dealer who abandoned this painting for his thirty pieces of silver back in '89 most probably knew exactly what he had, if not its source, and precisely why he sold it to this particular buyer. To deny any culpability would be in both their best financial interests and also keep them free as birds. Don't despair, though--nobody's going to the hoosegow over this one; they just got caught.
So, I guess the question for our hapless former Phoenix resident is this: "Hey, Steve, ol' boy, who ratted you out?"
A&W
Prescott, AZ
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Chunjinhao
March 3, 2007, 12:55 p.m.
People, people, that was not ORIGINAL Rockwell's work. In China (still behind West in modern art) every good artist is making living by painting from original... it looks JUST AS AN ORIGINAL and "poor" Spielberg purchased as an "original".
How I know that. My God, I had painted many, many reproductions of old masters, before I changed my style... You can read it and see it in my profile...
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Poodledo
March 3, 2007, 1:03 p.m.
I'm sure it's Bush's fault.
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LABELDUDE
March 3, 2007, 1:29 p.m.
They sure do keep leaving out the "Legitimate Dealer's" name in each "news" item I see about this painting.
Anyone know how a "Statute of Limitations" might work on a deal like this?
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carran
March 3, 2007, 2:07 p.m.
LMAO... What did you expect he would say?
Don't legit sellers verify that they're not selling stolen works? ummmmm, yea! A legit seller watches his/her own toosh!
So you know where I'm going with this.....
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NoSpinDave
March 3, 2007, 2:11 p.m.
Add criminal to this left wing hollywood kingpins resume.
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not2needy
March 3, 2007, 2:26 p.m.
Money talks!
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Dsb2k6
March 3, 2007, 3:24 p.m.
Sean Connery did it.
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krayzdrayzor
March 3, 2007, 4:37 p.m.
In the face of temptation one must ask themselves:
What would Yoda do?
Did you Steven, did you?
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contrast
March 3, 2007, 5:12 p.m.
looks like spielberg didnt have a chance to flush it down the toilet before the raid
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BronxBomber
March 3, 2007, 9:41 p.m.
How did Spielberg wind up with it? Why it took so long to identify it?
Looks like somebody was asleep at the wheel.
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Hobe
March 3, 2007, 10:01 p.m.
Stolen merchandise hanging on your wall???
Shouldn't Neil have been arrested???
Opps, I forgot, there are different rules for different people.
It's Called Payola....
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Taganan
March 4, 2007, 12:08 a.m.
It is called receiving or dealing in stolen goods and it is a criminal offense that a common citizen would spend time behind bars for. Oh, but Spielberg's rich, Hollywood elite and will be allowed to get out of it free. Besides, he knows the governor and a lot of powerful politicians who can make it all go away.
A perfect example of corruption in government?
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tico1945
March 4, 2007, 12:30 a.m.
I'm sure it's a "vast right-wing conspiracy"...
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OldRusty
March 4, 2007, 6:41 a.m.
I Wonder if OL Al Gore has got an Art collection?
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Vivian02908
March 4, 2007, 5:22 p.m.
good job UncleMeat.
so true.
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JenMurdock
March 4, 2007, 8:09 p.m.
Really officer! I swear I didn't know that the hot painting was stolen.
Wonder if he'll get it confiscated, any non rich person would.