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Denver Art Museum consultant Emma Bunker was on the periphery of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation into antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford.
For years, the Denver Art Museum has carefully curated which repatriations and deaccessions — pieces removed from its collection — it chooses to publicly announce, a practice that goes against industry recommendations
For years, the Denver Art Museum has carefully curated which repatriations and deaccessions — pieces removed from its collection — it chooses to publicly announce, a practice that goes against industry recommendations
Government representatives from each country sent letters to the museum in May and June through U.S. investigators.
Officials say the eight items, donated by scholar Emma C. Bunker and connected to Douglas Latchford, were illegally sold and exported.