Landis, Mark A, 1955-
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Fuller Name
- Mark Augustus
Variants
- Landis, Mark Augustus, 1955-
- Gardiner, Steven, 1955-
- Gardiner, Stephen, 1955-
- Scott, Arthur, 1955-
- Brantley, James, 1955-
- Lanois, Mark, 1955-
- Lynley, Martin, 1955-
- Graumann, John, 1955-
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1955
Birth Place
- Norfolk (Va.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Comic books, strips, etc.
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Art and craft (Motion picture). Art and craft, 2014:container (Mark A. Landis, subject of the film, interviewee)
- found: Wikipedia, March 2, 2015:(Mark A. Landis, Mark Augustus Landis, born in Norfolk, Virginia, in March 1955, is an American painter of original works and forgeries; he lives in Laurel, Mississippi; after donating a large number of forged paintings and drawings to American art museums under various identities, his confidence trick was exposed in 2008; has not been prosecuted because he always donates his forgeries without taking a tax deduction, hence has not gained economically from this activity; he continues to donate forgeries despite being exposed in the press; false identities include Steven or Stephen Gardiner, Father Arthur Scott, Father James Brantley, Mark Lanois, Martin Lynley, John Graumann)
- found: New Yorker, viewed March 2, 2015:(Mark Landis formerly lived in San Francisco, buying and selling comic books and comic-book art; suffers from schizophrenia)
- found: Intenttodeceive.com, article by Matthew C. Leininger, c2013 :(Landis told me he has training from the San Francisco Art Institute and studied photography in Chicago before becoming an art dealer in San Francisco)
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Change Notes
- 2015-03-11: new
- 2015-03-13: revised
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