In the cultural world we don’t always consider the living artisans and artists whose livelihood is undermined by fakes. https://hyperallergic.com/483700/worlds-largest-native-american-art-forgery-ring-distributed-12m-of-fakes/ US government attorney supports 18-month sentences and fines for the accused, but in many ways the damage is done, casting both real and fake Native American artworks into doubt. Apparently enforcement against fakes, mostly from …
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