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Calls for Return of “Stolen” Banksy Art. Today, Allvoices, a leading international news website broke with their tradition of not voicing editorial viewpoints and called upon US residents to "step up" and return a number of stolen works of art attributed to anonymous British graffiti artist, political activist, film director and painter Banksy [Unlink].

Calls for Return of “Stolen” Banksy Art

In the letter (which appears below) Allvoices expresses their concern for the loss of several Banksy artworks that appeared in and around Los Angeles immediately prior to the Academy Awards where Banksy's film "Exit Through the Gift Shop" was up for an award in the "Best Documentary (Feature)" category.

A number of before and after photos taken at various locations around the Los Angeles area clearly show images attributed to Banksy while subsequent photos of the same locations document that this art has been removed and/or defaced. The Letter:

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