Final Solution to CIA's Kryptos Sculpture Puzzle Discovered After 35 Years
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Summary
The solution to the final passage of the Kryptos sculpture, a cryptographic puzzle created by artist Jim Sanborn for the CIA headquarters that had remained unsolved for 35 years since its 1990 unveiling, has been discovered. Two enthusiasts of the work found the key in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art after Sanborn announced he would auction off the solution. The discovery was made by Jared Kobek and Richard Byrne, who accessed Sanborn's papers at the Smithsonian, revealing the long-held secret.
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Mr. Kobek lives in California, so he asked a friend in the Washington area, Richard Byrne, a journalist and playwright, to request the Sanborn papers at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art.
Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency's headquarters.
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian's Vault
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