The Reader
May 17, 2007
Missing Painting
Normally paintings aren’t stolen until the artist
is dead and the painting is worth a few
million. However, recently a painting has
mysteriously disappeared from Suzanne
Stryker’s exhibit at Entree Cafe Gallery in
Fairfield. This is an exotic crime by Iowa’s
standards. The painting was uninsured. The
police said that depending on how the
painting was taken, the penalty ranges
between a monetary fine to five years in
prison. According to the police, either way
someone took a risk here, as it would be
considered a serious misdemeanor and
would permanently go on one’s record. Was
this a painting that someone just couldn’t live
without?
May 17, 2007
Missing Painting
Normally paintings aren’t stolen until the artist
is dead and the painting is worth a few
million. However, recently a painting has
mysteriously disappeared from Suzanne
Stryker’s exhibit at Entree Cafe Gallery in
Fairfield. This is an exotic crime by Iowa’s
standards. The painting was uninsured. The
police said that depending on how the
painting was taken, the penalty ranges
between a monetary fine to five years in
prison. According to the police, either way
someone took a risk here, as it would be
considered a serious misdemeanor and
would permanently go on one’s record. Was
this a painting that someone just couldn’t live
without?
Suzanne said, “I haven’t signed a police
report yet because the police informed me
that after a report is signed that they would
prosecute without consulting me. I will give
the person a chance to return it. I will wait
until June 15 before filing a police report.”
The actual painting measures 12 by 16
inches, not including the custom-made
frame. The subject matter is abstract.
Suzanne remarked, “ I was hesitant to exhibit
that painting in Fairfield because it is abstract
and sort of wild, and yet, here it was the one
that was stolen!”
If you have any knowledge about the
painting, please call 641-472-7767.
If you took the painting, by June 15 please
bring it to Entrée Gallery or mail it to
Suzanne Stryker, c/o Entrée Gallery, 203
West Broadway, Fairfield, IA 52556.
Please wrap carefully in thick layers of
bubble wrap.
report yet because the police informed me
that after a report is signed that they would
prosecute without consulting me. I will give
the person a chance to return it. I will wait
until June 15 before filing a police report.”
The actual painting measures 12 by 16
inches, not including the custom-made
frame. The subject matter is abstract.
Suzanne remarked, “ I was hesitant to exhibit
that painting in Fairfield because it is abstract
and sort of wild, and yet, here it was the one
that was stolen!”
If you have any knowledge about the
painting, please call 641-472-7767.
If you took the painting, by June 15 please
bring it to Entrée Gallery or mail it to
Suzanne Stryker, c/o Entrée Gallery, 203
West Broadway, Fairfield, IA 52556.
Please wrap carefully in thick layers of
bubble wrap.
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Reader Comments
Added: Saturday
December 22, 2007 at
05:08 PM EST
Only in Fairfield
Only in Fairfield would
the response from the
victim of the theft be so
peaceful. Merry
Christmas, everyone.
Beth
Beth Dalbey, Des
Moines, Iowa
Reader Comments
Added: Saturday
December 22, 2007 at
05:08 PM EST
Only in Fairfield
Only in Fairfield would
the response from the
victim of the theft be so
peaceful. Merry
Christmas, everyone.
Beth
Beth Dalbey, Des
Moines, Iowa
Posted by Wade on Sun.
Dec. 23, 2007 4:53pm
Someone must have
liked the paintings quite
a lot - to steal them. The
artist should take it as a
compliment - to steal to
keep for themselves or
to sell- either way the
thieves must think the
paintings were valuable.
Dec. 23, 2007 4:53pm
Someone must have
liked the paintings quite
a lot - to steal them. The
artist should take it as a
compliment - to steal to
keep for themselves or
to sell- either way the
thieves must think the
paintings were valuable.
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Fairfield artist seeks two stolen paintings
REGISTER STAFF REPORTS • December 19, 2007
A Fairfield artist is trying to recover two paintings stolen from a local gallery.
Suzanne Stryker says an abstract painting was stolen earlier this year and watercolor of a flower
was taken about two weeks ago.
Both paintings were taken from the Entrée Café Gallery near the Fairfield Post Office.
Stryker worked on the abstract painting for six or seven years. "I finished it just this year," she
said. "This is not like having your TV stolen. I have a lot of hours invested in them. To me, they
are like a child I nurtured."
Fairfield police say they are investigating.
More expensive paintings were left untouched.
Vipul Gupta, owner of the café and gallery, said he knows of no other paintings that have been
taken. "We are a restaurant, not strictly a gallery," he said. "Hundreds of people come and go
each day through multiple entrances and exits. And these were not huge paintings. They were
little enough to put in a backpack."
Stryker said she would drop charges against the culprit if the paintings were returned. The
abstract work was not her usual style and she said she was almost afraid to show it. "But I guess
if it's good enough to steal it's good enough to sell."
She now plans to paint more of them.
Fairfield artist seeks two stolen paintings
REGISTER STAFF REPORTS • December 19, 2007
A Fairfield artist is trying to recover two paintings stolen from a local gallery.
Suzanne Stryker says an abstract painting was stolen earlier this year and watercolor of a flower
was taken about two weeks ago.
Both paintings were taken from the Entrée Café Gallery near the Fairfield Post Office.
Stryker worked on the abstract painting for six or seven years. "I finished it just this year," she
said. "This is not like having your TV stolen. I have a lot of hours invested in them. To me, they
are like a child I nurtured."
Fairfield police say they are investigating.
More expensive paintings were left untouched.
Vipul Gupta, owner of the café and gallery, said he knows of no other paintings that have been
taken. "We are a restaurant, not strictly a gallery," he said. "Hundreds of people come and go
each day through multiple entrances and exits. And these were not huge paintings. They were
little enough to put in a backpack."
Stryker said she would drop charges against the culprit if the paintings were returned. The
abstract work was not her usual style and she said she was almost afraid to show it. "But I guess
if it's good enough to steal it's good enough to sell."
She now plans to paint more of them.
