'Recovery of Stolen Carving Gives Reason to Celebrate', Yukon Government Release #08-085
April 11, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
FOR RELEASE #08-085 April 11, 2008
Recovery of Stolen Carving Gives Reason to Celebrate
LINK: YTG Press Release Archive
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government is very pleased the artwork entitled Yukon Seasons has been recovered by the RCMP, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor announced today. Read More...
"Carver Thrilled by Recovery of Antlers" - Whitehorse Star
April 11, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
by Sarah Niman
Star Reporter
The artist of a recently-returned antler carving says he is thrilled the story has a happy ending.
Shane Wilson is the artist behind 'Yukon Seasons,' a carved set of antlers that had been stolen from the Canada Games Centre last September.
The antlers were returned to the RCMP by an anonymous person Tuesday. Read More...
"You Humans Call This a Theft ..." Editorial Cartoon - Yukon News
April 14, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
Cartoon as it appeared in the on-line version of the Yukon News, by Wyatt Tremblay
Cartoon as it appeared in the Yukon News print version, by Wyatt Tremblay
"You humans call this a theft ... I prefer to think of it as an act of reparation." Bullwinkle
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
'Artwork's Recover Pleases Minister' - Whitehorse Star
April 14, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
The Yukon government is pleased the moose antlers artwork entitled 'Yukon Seasons' has been recovered by the RCMP, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor said Friday.
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'Le Panache au Bercail' - L'Aurore boreale
April 18, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
L'Aurore boréale, page 7, Whitehorse, Yukon, le vendredi 21 septembre 2007
Photo: Arthur Nault
De bonnes nouvelles pour tous les Yukonnais: la sculpture de Shane Wilson, volée au Centre des Jeux du Canada le 15 septembre dernier, a été retournée.
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'Moose Antler Sculpture Returned Anonymously' - CBC's Russ Knutson Interviews Sculptor Shane Wilson
April 10, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
LINK: Listen to this CBC Radio News Item on YouTube
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
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Russ Knutsen, Host, Afternoon Show, CBC Whitehorse
What may have been the biggest art theft in the history of the Yukon isn't completely solved yet, but there's certainly some good news today for sculptor Shane Wilson and for the Territory as a whole. This week the sculpture, an entire moose skull and antlers carved into northern imagery, was recovered by RCMP after they received a tip.
We've reached Shane in Nanaimo ... Read More...
'Stolen Carving Recovered by the Police' - CBC Radio News, by Dave Croft
April 10, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
LINK: Listen to this CBC Radio News Item on YouTube
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
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CBC Announcer
Sculptor Shane Wilson is relieved and happy, that a work of his that had been stolen has been recovered by the police.
The piece was stolen last September from the Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse. But now it's back in the hands of the Yukon Government's Arts Branch.
Dave Croft reports ... Read More...
"The Antlers Came Back" - Yukon News
April 11, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
Artist Shane Wilson is "absolutely thrilled" his stolen artwork has been found.
The carved moose antlers, named 'Yukon Seasons', featured iconic images of the territory and its animals.
The antlers were stolen from the Canada Games Centre in September.
This Tuesday, the $50,000 sculpture was returned to RCMP by a person who wishes to remain anonymous. Read More...
"Stolen Antlers Suddenly Turn Up" - Whitehorse Star
April 10, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
Carved antlers stolen from the Canada Games Centre have been anonymously returned to the RCMP.
On Tuesday, an unnamed person simply returned the sculpture, valued at $50,000, to the M Division RCMP headquarters on Fourth Avenue, police announced today. Read More...
"Yukon Seasons" Returned - CBC As It Happens - Carol Off Interviews Shane Wilson
April 11, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
LINK: Listen to this CBC As It Happens interview on YouTube
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
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Barbara Budd - Host CBC As It Happens
Shane Wilson spent years carving the elaborately detailed sculpture of a moose skull and antlers that he called, 'Yukon Seasons.' He then presented the artwork as a gift to the City of Whitehorse, the community that had nurtured him as an artist.
But apparently, someone wanted to nurture the sculpture itself, in private! Because last September it was stolen, in the dead of night from its home in the Canada Games Centre.
Shane Wilson thought he'd never see 'Yukon Seasons' again. But today, the stolen antlers are back where they belong!
We reached Mr. Wilson at his home in Nanaimo, B.C. Read More...