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Confessions of an Art Forger

Shaun Greenhalgh fooled collectors and museums into believing his artworks were by great artists like Degas and Leonardo da Vinci.

Over many years Shaun Greenhalgh created art forgeries in his garden shed in the English town of Bolton. He fooled the art world into thinking his paintings and sculptures were lost masterpieces by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Gauguin and Degas. The scale and breadth of his work is unprecedented.

What is it like to be the daughter of a sporting legend? To many, Muhammad Ali was known as The Greatest, whether as a boxing hero, a pioneering civil rights campaigner, or a world-class entertainer. To Hana Ali though, he was the man who put on magic shows for strangers and recorded interviews with her crushes at school. Hana has written a memoir about the father she adored called At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ with Muhammad Ali.

(Image: Shaun Greenhalgh. Photo credit: Fabio De Paola.)

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