Connecticut mechanic finds art worth millions in dumpster at abandoned barn

Work by Francis Hines, who wrapped buildings and paintings and died at 96 in 2016, found in dumpster and now destined for sale

Paintings and other artwork found in an abandoned barn in Connecticut turned out to be worth millions of dollars.

Notified by a contractor, Jared Whipple, a mechanic from Waterbury, retrieved the dirt-covered pieces from a dumpster which contained materials from a barn in Watertown.