SpyCast Ep. 614 | The Most Famous Art Detective in the World
with ex-FBI Legend Robert Wittman
This week on SpyCast, SPY Historian Andrew Hammond was joined by Robert Wittman, a retired FBI Special Agent that has been dubbed “the most famous art detective in the world.” Bob was instrumental in the creation of the Art Crimes Team, a highly skilled unit tasked with locating and recovering stolen art and cultural property from around the world. Within his 20 year career with the FBI, Bob traveled undercover around the world and had a hand in bringing home millions of dollars’ worth of priceless pieces. In this episode, Andrew and Bob discuss the intelligence components of the FBI’s Art Crimes Unit, and the importance of this work to the museum world and beyond.
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