Steve McCurry's 'Afghan Girl' print stolen

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Steve McCurry's famous photo that once graced the cover of National Geographic is one of several things stolen.

'Afghan Girl' Print, McCurry Works Among Art Stolen in Inside Job: DA | NBC 10 Philadelphia

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Moab Man

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Wow! What do you do with something like this. It's such an iconic picture that it can't be moved or displayed very well.
 
Horoscope Fish

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Moab Man said:
Wow! What do you do with something like this. It's such an iconic picture that it can't be moved or displayed very well.
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My thinking exactly!

Okay, so now you HAVE it, dumb-ass, but what are you going to DO with it? You may as well have stolen the Mona Lisa.
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J-see said:
Famous artworks are often stolen for private collections.
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Its Just Me said:
The dumb-ass will probably sell it to a private collector for a quarter million dollars.
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AC016 said:
black market
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I agree with these comments. Since the photo is so easily identifiable, it could only be sold privately. There are private collectors willing to pay top dollar for this type of thing. And when these valuable items are sold privately, quite often they won't turn up for years...or even decades. :(
 
Woodyg3

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I at least see some twisted logic in the thoughts of a morally bankrupt, private collector wanting a painting or sculpture for their bizarre gallery that they can never show to another human being. These nut cases want to possess something that no one else can. I don't see how this kind of person would have the same desire for a photograph. A new photograph can be printed that will look exactly the same. It's not a one of a kind made with the artist's hands. People with money and personality disorders will do this kind of thing, though, and there is no making sense of it.
 
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