| FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT TO TESTIFY AT UK ART THEFT TRIAL
Tom
of Finland Foundation president Durk Dehner will travel to London
to testify at the trial of two men who have been charged and pled
guilty to the theft of original works of art by Tom of Finland
from the Foundation’s Permanent Collection. The theft was made
from a larger body of work by the Foundation’s namesake artist
that had been in a European traveling exhibition since December
of 2006, and the defendants were affiliated with a British gallery
handling the UK leg of the tour.
The investigation and prosecution of the theft of the artworks
has been extremely expensive for the Foundation, which even at
the best of times struggles to maintain financial equilibrium
as a nonprofit devoted to the support and historical conservation
of erotic art. Fortunately, the missing artworks have been recovered
and safely returned to the Foundation. The legal resolution of
this case will be decided in Snaresbrook Crown Court in East London
starting on January 25, 2010 where Mr. Dehner will be a witness
for the prosecution.
Tom of Finland Foundation thanks all of its members and supporters
for their generosity and well wishes during this lengthy ordeal.
Further updates will be issued when the court has rendered its
verdict.
E-mail: Administration@TomOfFinlandFoundation.org
Phone: 213.250.1685
January 19, 2010
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