“ A 20th Century-Fox executive in Paris arranged for a visit of the fake paintings used in the movie How To Steal A Million. He phoned Howard Newman of the New York office, who said the fakes could not be shipped because they were on tour.
‘What should I do?’ asked the Paris man frantically.
‘Get some some originals,’ said Newman.
‘Nobody’ll know the difference.’
‘What should I do?’ asked the Paris man frantically.
‘Get some some originals,’ said Newman.
‘Nobody’ll know the difference.’
Marshall McLuhan quotes Sheilah Graham in his Culture Is Our Business (McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970)
I was reminded of this quotation by a recent Salon article on art fakes and forgers.
3 years ago