The theft of 15 paintings, worth millions of dollars, from the estate of world-famous artist Andrew Wyeth is the subject of a true crime book, "Stealing Wyeth," released on Aug. 5. The book was written by author Bruce E. Mowday.
The initial printing of the book was sold out weeks before the official release of the book, according to Barricade Books of Fort Lee, N.J., and a second printing has been ordered.
Mowday has authored 20 books on true crime, history, business, and sports. He was a newspaper reporter and covered the case highlighted in the new book. Thieves broke into the Chadds Ford estate of Andrew Wyeth and took 15 paintings - seven by Andrew Wyeth, six by Jamie Wyeth, and two by other artists. The book details information about the Wyeth family, the theft, the criminals, and the law enforcement team.
The hardback book contains a number of illustrations connected with the Wyeth family and the Brandywine School of Art. The book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Barricade Books, and the author. For more information on Mowday, readers may visit http://www.mowday.com or email him at mowday@mowday.com. Signed copies of his books are available by contacting Mowday.
Mowday has talks and signings scheduled in four states. The first signing of "Stealing Wyeth" will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Kathy's Corner Store in North East, Md., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At noon on Friday, Aug. 23, Mowday will be the featured speaker at the AuthorSpeak program at Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave., Norwalk, Conn. The Chester County Historical Society will host Mowday for a talk on "Stealing Wyeth" on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Mowday has a private event at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, in September, along with a presentation before students at Coatesville Intermediate High School. He will sign books at Chadds Ford Days on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Mowday will also give a talk at the Phoenixville Library on Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m.
In October, Mowday is scheduled to give a talk on his book "Pickett's Charge: The Untold Story" at the Harford County Library, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air, Md., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. He will also give a talk on Wyeth at the meeting of the Art Book Club at the Paoli Library at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Two talks are scheduled on Saturday, Nov. 9. At 9:30 a.m., he will give a talk on "J. Howard Wert's Gettysburg" at the Kennett Square Civil War group at the Kennett YMCA. At 5 p.m., Mowday will speak on "Life With Flavor," his book on Jim Herr and Herr's Foods.
Mowday has scheduled a talk on "Stealing Wyeth" at the Harford County Library at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Additional Wyeth talks are planned on Thursday, Nov. 14, for the Questers of Chester County and on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop.
In December, Mowday has been scheduled for a J. Howard Wert talk at the Wilmington Civil War Round Table on Wednesday, Dec. 4; a book signing at the Downingtown branch of Citadel Federal Credit Union on Friday, Dec. 13; and two book signings at Barnes & Noble, Exton, on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14.
Information about all of Mowday's events and his books is available at http://www.mowday.com. To schedule a talk, readers may contact Mowday at mowday@mowday.com.
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