After 40 Years, The Search Continues For Rockwell Painting Stolen From NJ Home
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) -- It's been 40 years since a painting was stolen from a home in Cherry Hill and authorities are not ready to give up on finding it.
The Cherry Hill Police Department is working in conjunction with the FBI Art Crime Team to find the stolen Norman Rockwell painting. On the anniversary of the theft, authorities are asking for the public's help.
The FBI Art Crime Team was started back in 2004 to focus on art and cultural property crimes.
Officials say the painting was taken from a home on June 30, 1976.
The FBI says the piece of work in from 1919. Officials say it has a few names including "Boy Asleep With Hoe," Taking A Break," and "Lazybones."
They describe the painting as oil on canvas. It's dimensions are about 25 inches by 28.5 inches.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FIB's Philadelphia Division at 215-418-4000.
