<P> The loss of two MOBA works to theft has drawn media attention and enhanced the museum's stature . In 1996, the painting Eileen, by R. Angelo Le, vanished from MOBA . Eileen was acquired from the trash by Wilson, and features a rip in the canvas where someone slashed it with a knife even before the museum acquired it, "adding an additional element of drama to an already powerful work", according to MOBA . </P> <P> The museum offered a reward of $6.50 for the return of Eileen, and although MOBA donors later increased that reward to $36.73, the work remained unrecovered for many years . The Boston Police listed the crime as "larceny, other", and Sacco was reported saying she was unable to establish a link between the disappearance of Eileen and a notorious heist at Boston's famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum that occurred in 1990 . In 2006--10 years after Eileen was stolen--MOBA was contacted by the purported thief demanding a $5,000 ransom for the painting; no ransom was paid, but it was returned anyway . </P> <P> Prompted by the theft of Eileen, MOBA staff installed a fake video camera over a sign at their Dedham branch reading (in Comic Sans): "Warning . This gallery is protected by a fake security camera". Despite this deterrent, in 2004 Rebecca Harris' Self Portrait as a Drainpipe was removed from the wall and replaced with a ransom note demanding $10, although the thief neglected to include any contact information . Soon after its disappearance the painting was returned, with a $10 donation . Curator Michael Frank speculates that the thief had difficulty fencing the portrait because "reputable institutions refuse to negotiate with criminals ." </P> <P> Although the museum's motto is "Art too bad to be ignored", MOBA holds rigorous standards as to what they will accept . According to Marie Jackson, "Nine out of ten pieces don't get in because they're not bad enough . What an artist considers to be bad doesn't always meet our low standards ." As stated in the introduction to The Museum Of Bad Art: Masterworks, the primary attribute of an objet d'art to be acquired by MOBA is that it must have been seriously attempted by someone making an artistic statement . A lack of artistic skill is not essential for a work to be included; a prospective painting or sculpture for the collection ideally should "(result) in a compelling image", or as honorary curator Ollie Hallowell stated, the art must have an "Oh my God" quality . </P>

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