Do you think Steven Spielberg was aware the he owned a stolen Norman Rockwell painting?

Question

I am quite suspicious. Spielberg claims he purchased the painting “Russian Schoolroom,” a Norman Rockwell painting stolen from a gallery in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Mo., more than three decades ago, in 1989 from a "legitimate" dealer and didn’t know it was stolen until his staff spotted its image last week on an FBI Web site listing stolen works of art,. AND his staff didn't even go directly to Spielberg they called the FBI THEMSELVES.To further my suspicions, Spielberg is a longtime Rockwell collector. He helped found the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., where he is also on the board of trustees. I say he had to have known it was stolen. Its just too obvious. plus Its easy for powerful people to "get what they want" by "any means necessary"

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Answer 1

of course he knew, he is a huge Norman Rockwell collector he didn't make no "mistake" these guys buy stolen art and artifacts all the time. its all about the fact that they want and need more power that others can never have. someone like Spielberg who has done everything and been everywhere aquires more power (in his mind )by the fact that he POSSESSES such a thing as this stolen art. its a classic symptom of megalomania, which ls a delusional mental disorder that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur. he felt he wanted it and was above any law in HIS RIGHT to having it. (simple psych stuff)

Answer 2

on account which you and that i are a bunch of peeons and don't deserve what the wealthy deserve..its pronounced as a trickle down society and those on the real get the loot and those on the backside get pee'd on

Answer 3

He made a mistake.
End of story.
He'll get his money back when he makes a film about it.

Answer 4

since the majority of his library is based on "Borrowing" other peoples work, I would assume that yes he did know.

Answer 5

No. Not at all.

Answer 6

No !
say it isn't true!