Summary Of The Restitution Of Nazi Looted Art

The old metal was melted and sold to store-dealers. Old tin and iron vessels were also melted down and sold to make things like clamps for trunks and for making copperas – used in dying, tanning, or making ink. Old bricks and oyster shells were sold to builders for sinking foundations and forming roads. All broken glass vessels were sold to old glass shops. Old boots and shoes were sold to “Prussian-blue manufactures”. Finally, all jewelry, coins, and other forms of money were either kept or sold to Jews. Due to all of these “hidden treasures,” big dust heaps could have been worth thousands of pounds.

Though World War II was awful in every respect, and it led to the destruction of many priceless works of art, there are some examples of beauty emerging form the chaos. One such example come from the work Dean Keller. Keller was one of many “monuments men” who were given the daunting task of the preservation of art during the war. The monuments men had little resources yet they prevailed in their efforts of protecting much of the art at risk during the war. The thought that the allies had the forethought to take earnest efforts to respect the history and culture that comes from these great European works of art, is a glimpse of the beauty that emerged during this time of turmoil. At the end of the war, Dean Keller led the Americans in returning the art they had gathered for protection. This was received by great crowds of emotional Florentine’s grateful for the return of their stolen history. This scene of compassion and gratitude

Auschwitz. This shows that the Nazis used this art as a justification for their plan to "purify" the German society of Jews. Throughout the exhibit, there are many images of Jews destroying German culture through modern art. Then the message becomes clear, the former photograph which shows the massive line of people waiting to enter the exhibition contributed to the second event. This further supports the idea that the goal of this art gallery was to inspire hatred in people of different cultures and

World War I was a war that shocked the world and brought about new emotions that created a large wave of “-isms” as well as the “lost generation” of writers. Modern art was catalyzed by World War I and without a thorough study of the various forms of art that resulted from it, modern art and the tremendous effect that World War I had on the people of the world cannot be fully understood. This historical investigation will cover a few aspects of the art that resulted from World War I so that a general idea of the emotions shared by the people of the world can be known. A few paintings that represent specific movements will be studied to understand the artistic movement. A number of museum exhibitions will be studied along with government websites, databases, and museum websites, especially from the Museum of Modern Art.

While walking in to an art gallery, everyone had a moment of stopping in their tracks to be memorized by a painting or a drawing. Only to think about what that art is about and the meaning behind it. Especially at a holocaust museum. There are many works of art about the holocaust. The prisoners had a life story to share. Also, the people who did the art works had to be careful, not to be caught by the Germans. The reason for this, was it was illegal to draw what's actually happening in the camps. Few of the prisoners were "privileged" to make art for the Germans, to only draw or paint what the Germans say. The prisoners were only chosen, because they were talented enough. But for the prisoners who weren't "privileged" had to be smart, by

Very few works of art taken by Hitler have been found, and many that are discovered reside in museums. Some have been discovered in museums or galleries in Austria, while thousands still remain lost. Recently, “a long-lost Monet and other art treasures stolen from Jews during the Holocaust have been discovered in the home of an 81-year-old German art collector,” Julian states (Julian). Cornelius Gurlitt, the art

From the walls, ceiling, and floors, art consumed their whole apartment with files jammed, white bathroom wall with red, yellow, and blue pencil marks, trunk loads of artwork under their bed which elevated it every time they’ve collected more. The Vogels even covered certain art pieces in blankets to preserve their quality and prevent it from fading from light sources. They used every space available in their small apartment to cover in art and didn’t have any room for a couch or more tables and chairs for comfortable and safe conditions. They had over 2,000 works of art holed up in their

“Germany's Holocaust Memorial Problem-and Mine” is an article that analyzes the complexities of creating a memorial that will represent a great amount of Jewish people that perished in the hands of the Nazi Germany during the 1930's and early 1940's. James E. Young author of this article, was part of a five member committee that would agree whether or not to build a memorial and the process was very difficult because they had to make sure that the jewish community accepted the memorial and the Germans would not feel offended or targeted. What made things awkward in a way was that Young was Jewish so he would be responsible of the criticism for either accepting or denying a memorial option. What was significant in the article was that the topic

I chose to visit the Saint Louis Holocaust Museum for my independent field trip on April 6, 2016 to get out of my typical comfort zone and learn about a specific group of people that endured the largest genocide in recorded history. Upon entering the building, I was shocked to see the number of uniforms and other items that were recovered from World War II. This was the first thing that really set the tone for me and put me in the right emotional state to think about the fact that these are real families and children that were murdered simply because the Nazi’s wanted to. A few of the numbers that really shocked me include, at least six million Jewish were killed, thirteen percent of the population of Russia was wiped out, and a grand total of seventy to eighty-five million people were killed in WW2 (3-4% of the world’s population).

My artifact is a model of one of the several concentration camps from the Holocaust, beginning from 1933, and ending in in the vanquishment of Germany, in 1945. Believe it or not there are numerous theorists out there who are certain that the Holocaust was a hoax. Conspiracy theories claim that the Nazis never murdered over 6 million Jews during World War II but claims of the Holocaust was conspired by the Jews to advance their own intrigues and to justify the engenderment of Israel. The deniers claim that any deaths which occurred in concentration camps emanated from starvation or disease and not because of Nazi policy to extirpate the Jews.

"Holocaust Restitution: Recovering Stolen Art." Jewish Virtual Library. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, Mar. 2017. Web. 19 Mar. 2017.

The graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman published in 1980 reinforces the ruthlessness of Nazis, painting them in a deplorable connotation. Set in World War II, the text supports this theorem through the author’s use of symbolism, captions and facial expressions. Each convention conveys the callousness of Nazis towards Jews, evoking dismay from the readers.

World War ll was the most deadliest war in history that resulted into a massive loss and displacement of cultural treasures. The powerful and infamous dictator Adolf Hitler knew that conquering Europe would require more than war; it would call for a complete domination of the culture, especially its art and architecture. Hitler would not only kill, but he would destroy museums, libraries, and historical buildings. Thankfully a team was created to protect the cultural sites, monuments, and buildings from Allied bombing. This Allie Army team were no soldiers, they were art curators, scholars, architects, librarians, archivists, and professors.

It is because of the diligent work of these art protection agencies that billions of dollars in lost and stolen art was recovered, and thousands of monuments were protected and repaired. Despite their unique differences, both the Kunstschutz and the Monuments Men ultimately spent their time fighting for the same goals and practicing the same policies. Through increasing awareness about art protection, repairing damaged cultural artifacts, cooperating with local officials and citizens, and returning plundered artwork, both art protection agencies were able to fight against Nazi oppression on a unique front.

Art Theft is quite a hot topic considering it happens almost every day in museums, auctions, galleries, and online. Art Theft does not even exclusively deal with older artists such as Van Gogh and Michelangelo, it deals with artists of every time period. Today there are over 3 million dollars worth of precious art stolen and sold yearly. Many divisions of people are ending up in lawsuits, and smaller artists are losing the credit they deserve.