Steven Spielberg had stolen painting
Digitalspy.co.uk | Updated: 2007-03-05 09:06
A painting stolen in 1973 is discovered in Steven Spielberg's personal collection.The director bought Norman Rockwell's Russian Schoolroom 18 years ago from a legitimite dealer, unaware it had been stolen.
His staff realised what had happened last week when they recognised the painting on a theft notice issued by the FBI.
The bureau said it was stolen in 1973 from an exhibition in Missouri and was worth an estimated $700,000 (￡360,000).
It said Spielberg would hold on to the painting, which features a group of children in a classroom with a bust of Vladimir Lenin, until its "disposition" could be decided.
