Description: The former director of a small Upstate New York art museum in 1980 tells the true story of a failed heist. Ten years later, the world's most disastrous heist of a Boston museum uses similar tactics. The story follows the suspected perpetrator's life of crime including his masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter.
Brief description: Frederick J Fisher is retired museum professional. He received his bachelor's degree from Portland State University, Portland, Oregon and his master's degree (art history with a museum internship at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art) from George Washington University, Washington, DC. Among his museum positions were, assistant to the director of the Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, executive director of The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York and executive director of the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Washington, DC. Both The Hyde and Hillwood are art collector homes with collections of international significance which under Fisher's leadership were upgraded professionally including being accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, establishing research and publication programs and physical plant restoration and enhancements.
Review Quotes: "Mixing true-crime intrigue with his own story of building up the Hyde as a young museum director, Practice Run is an engaging read" --Booklist