Art and Craft

Art and Craft

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 2014

For several decades, gifted and incredibly prolific forger Mark Landis compulsively created impeccable copies of works by a variety of major artists, donating them to institutions across the country and landing pieces on many of their walls. ART AND CRAFT brings us into the cluttered and insular life of an unforgettable character just as he finds his foil in an equally obsessive art registrar.

Art and Craft

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 2014

Art and Craft
For several decades, gifted and incredibly prolific forger Mark Landis compulsively created impeccable copies of works by a variety of major artists, donating them to institutions across the country and landing pieces on many of their walls. ART AND CRAFT brings us into the cluttered and insular life of an unforgettable character just as he finds his foil in an equally obsessive art registrar.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Oscilloscope, Motto Pictures, Non Sequitur Productions, Yellow Cake Films
Original title Art and Craft
Directors Jennifer Grausman, Sam Cullman, Mark Becker
Writers

Cast

Mark Landis

as Self

Lester Sullivan

as Self

Irwin Lakov

as Self

Matthew Leininger

as Self - registrar, Cincinnati Art Museum

Mark Tullos

as Self - museum director, Hilliard Museum

Jill Chancey

as Self - curator, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art

Ellen Ruffin

as Self - curator, De Grummond Collection

Aaron Cowan

as Self - history professor, University of Cincinnati

Patty Hall

as Self - Hattiesburg Arts Council

Robert K. Wittman

as Self - special agent, Art Crime Team, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Donna English

as Self - Mark A. Landis' former caseworker

John Gasper

as Self - associate editor and chief business commentator, Financial Times

Katie Leininger

as Self - Matthew C. Leininger's daughter

Chris Watkins

as Self