Which Jacket Is Yours? Artist Mike Ballard, 38, has just opened an exhibition: And Ballard now hopes to return as many to the original owners as possible, providing he has enough details of the thefts to convince them. After the first 30 coats or so, he began documenting the date and places of the crimes as well as pocket contents which ranged from tissues to knives. He was shocked into stopping last year when he took what he fears was a groom's coat complete with diamond ring.