Erin L. Thompson is a professor of art crime at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is the author of Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors and her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Art in America. She lives in New York.
Offers a probing examination of the meaning of public monuments...A well-informed, often surprising, history of public veneration. -- Kirkus Reviews [A] trenchant account...Full of intriguing historical tidbits and incisive cultural analysis, this is a worthy study of a complex and controversial issue. -- Publishers Weekly