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Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | An Art Lover With the Eyes of a Hooligan | PBS

Duration: 03:18
Program: Independent Lens #1217
Broadcast Date: Apr. 5, 2011

The Desert of Forbidden Art tells the incredible story of how one man -- Igor Savitsky -- stashed a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan. In this excerpt, Artist Elena Korovay reacted with some chagrin to Savitsky's zeal for her work.

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Post Date: February 16, 2011