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Art Loss Register


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  • Variants

    • ALR
  • Identifies LC/NAF RWO

  • Identifies RWO

    • Has Affiliation

        • Street Address: 63-66 Hatton Garden, 1st Floor
        • City: London
        • Country: England
        • Post Code: EC1N 8LE
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    • Sources

      • found: Stolen, 2008:t.p. (Art Loss Register)
      • found: Art Loss Register website, 20 Oct. 2009:History page (Origin of the ALR was The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR); 1986 had over 20 000 manual records. ALR established in 1991 as a computerised database. ALR is now the world's largest private database of lost and stolen art, antiques and collectables. )
      • found: International Foundation for Art Research WWW site, viewed August 15, 2012:home page (International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) about pages (a not-for-profit educational and research organization dedicated to the visual arts; established in 1969; helped create the Art Loss Register (ALR), a commercial enterprise, to expand and market the international archive of stolen art in 1991; since 1997 ALR has full responsibility for this archive; Suite 935, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10110)
      • found: Email from International Foundation for Art Research, August 15, 2012(The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) is a trade-marked, non-profit educational and research organization established in 1969 dedicated to the visual arts; The Art Loss Register (ALR) located in London is a for-profit, commercial venture; IFAR assisted ALR in 1991 to get started by giving their staff space in the IFAR New York City office and assisted with their U.S. operations for the first seven years; ARL is now based in London; IFAR and ALR are separate companies)
      • found: Email from Art Loss Register, Aug. 16, 2012(The Art Loss Register (ALR) was founded out of the records compiled by International Foundation for Art Research (ALR); it is not a replacement company; IFAR still exists as a not-for-profit based in New York City; The ARL is a private company based in London; 1st Floor, 63-66 Hatton Garden, London, England, EC1N 8LE)
    • Editorial Notes

      • [Not the later name of: International Foundation for Art Research [n 82203840]]
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    • Change Notes

      • 2009-10-20: new
      • 2012-08-24: revised
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