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The Mystery Man Behind the Internet-Famous Cookie Monster Mural Says He Will Auction the Original Drawing for Charity Will Fake Nate become the Midwest Banksy? Has he already? This image was tweeted at midnight on Wednesday morning by @Arterrorizm, publicizing a Christmas Day charity auction. On Christmas Day, an artwork that has been at the center of one of the year’s greatest art mysteries will go on the auction block. It’s the capstone to a saga that has gripped a nation. A mural based o...

Cookie Monster Mural Puzzles Artist and Enrages Property Owner A man claiming to be a property owner in Peoria, Ill., wanted a Soviet-style mural of Cookie Monster. The artist who did the job now says he was tricked (and paid) by an impostor. The artist Joshua Hawkins said it took 10 people to complete the mural in Peoria, Ill., over Thanksgiving weekend.Credit...Joshua Hawkins Dec. 16, 2020 Joshua Hawkins said the request seemed “pretty weird,” but the dark-haired man who made it was offer...