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Framed: Hollywood's Dealer to the Stars Tells All
Contributor(s): Volpe, Tod (Author)
ISBN: 1550226150     ISBN-13: 9781550226157
Publisher: ECW Press
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2003
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Annotation: This shocking blow-by-blow account chronicles the rise and fall of international art dealer Tod Volpe who, at the height of his success, had a clientele that included such stars as Andy Warhol, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Willis, and Jack Nicholson. He is known as the man behind the Mission arts and crafts craze of the 1970s. Volpe details how his life spiraled out of control in the 1990s and erupted in the scandalous fraud accusations that earned him two years in federal prison. This revelation into the shadowy world of art dealing exposes how high culture and civility conceal boardroom swindling, illegal pricefixing, and money laundering.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Art
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.42" W x 9.5" (1.39 lbs) 272 pages
 
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Tod Volpe had an appetite for life's finer things and was savvy at selling them. One of the world's foremost art dealers, Volpe's Midas touch earned him wealth, influence, and a clientele that included such stars as Andy Warhol, Barbara Streisand, and Jack Nicholson. At the height of his success, Volpe self-destructed in a scandalous fraud trial that made headlines and threatened to blow the lid off the shadowy art world. Opting to remain silent, he pled guilty and spent two years in prison. With Framed, his silence is broken.