Having attacked documents that threatened to topple a president and prop up a prime minister, Thomas Phinney is no stranger to high stakes. But, this was his first case involving an art object he saw at a famous museum. A unique certificate under glass was evidence that the provenance was one one of the world’s most valuable art objects. How was the document created, and with what typeface and what medium of reproduction? What does the typography tell us about the document’s likely authenticity? Phinney shares his biggest blunder in the investigation and lessons learned along the way.
Font Detective: The Secret of the Certificate
