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The Mystery Man Behind the Internet-Famous Cookie Monster Mural Says He Will Auction the Original Drawing for Charity Will Fake Nate become the Midwest Banksy? Has he already? This image was tweeted at midnight on Wednesday morning by @Arterrorizm, publicizing a Christmas Day charity auction. On Christmas Day, an artwork that has been at the center of one of the year’s greatest art mysteries will go on the auction block. It’s the capstone to a saga that has gripped a nation. A mural based on the drawing of Cookie Monster, which appeared briefly on the side of a commercial building in Peoria, Illinois, last month, has become a sensation an internet-famous symbol of misunderstood public art and the value of a good prank. ....