of morality conformed to the exigencies (being a refugee, stateless, and subject to the vagaries of an artist's life) he believed threatened his survival. De Hory expressed regret for his illicit career, taking advantage of others, though his rationalizations assuaged his sense of guilt, characterizing his criminality as an optionless necessity, survival by the only means he knew—his artistic skill. He famously asked, "Who would prefer a bad original to a good fake?" It is a question that goes beyond taking ownership of his law-breaking past. His underlying implication is broader. Whenever authorship or authenticity of an artwork is in question, that reevaluation process forces us to reexamine how we define art, and by extension our values as a society—an unintended result of their crimes that keeps us honest. Mark Jones of the British Museum said, "It is the misfortune of fakes that they are almost always defined by what they are not, instead of being valued for what they are." In popular culture Real Fake: The Art, Life and Crimes of Elmyr de Hory, a documentary by Jeff Oppenheim distributed by Gravitas Ventures, 2018 Elmyr de Hory, le faussaire du siecle was produced by Dominique Barneaud and Jeff Oppenheim for Arte TV, 2017 Intent to Deceive – Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World (2014–2015) an exhibition including works by de Hory, curated by Colette Loll. The Forger's Apprentice – The Musical – (2015) written by Mark Forgy, Kevin Bowen , and C. S. McNerlin. The Forger's Apprentice – (2013) written by Mark Forgy and Kevin Bowen . Performed at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Portrait Of An Unidentified Man – (2011) a one-man play written and performed by Pierre Brault about de Hory. National Public Radio – US (2014) Snap Judgment, interview with Mark Forgy . Podcast available at: snapjudgment.org/elmyr Orson Welles' documentary F for Fake () concerns de Hory A restaurant in Atlanta's Little Five Points is named Elmyr for him and its walls are covered in fakes of famous paintings. The song No More Heroes, by British punk rock band The Stranglers, mentions de Hory in the line, "whatever happened to the Great Elmyr(a)?", but it is unclear if this is an error, an intentional feminization, or "Elmyr" with a separate exclamation after. A character based on de Hory appears in the incomplete final Tintin story Tintin and Alph-Art. Hory is also mentioned in Dale Basye's