Rikers Island Salvador Dali Art Heist

Rikers Island - the New York City jail complex - was the home for nearly 40 years to a painting by surrealist master Salvador Dali. He donated the painting to Rikers in 1965, and it hung in the facility until 2003 - when it disappeared - and has never been found. This is the story of the Rikers Island Art Heist.

Sources

https://www.insideedition.com/how-a-salvador-dali-drawing-was-stolen-from-rikers-island-58539

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2004/jul/15/warden-sentenced-for-stealing-dali-painting-from-rikers-island-jail/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a22854081/rikers-island-stolen-salvador-dali-painting/

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvador_Dali_NYWTS.jpg

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