This is my grand father, Paul Hogan. In 1956, he stole a priceless piece of art from the Tate museum in London. This photograph depicts the moment when he had stepped out of the museum with the masterpiece under his arm. The photograph was published in the London newspaper. While most could argue that it was theft, he and his mate Billy Fogarty believed the original painting was the property of Ireland, and wanted to seize it back in the name of their country. He returned the painting to the Irish embassy in London as a sign of protest. Today the painting is worth $10,000,000 and the Tate museum agreed to share the painting with Dublin. His legacy lives on as Keith Farrell and Stephen Hogan are attempting to turn this great heist into a film. At the time, Sarsfeild Hogan, my great grandfather was working for the Irish Government and many of his colleagues considered this to be a very patriotic act. So my grandfather was given safe passage back to Ireland without legal consequence. 

– EH

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