The complex and riveting stories of art uprooted during World War II and recovered through the efforts of a host of colorful, courageous, and dedicated champions.
The complex and riveting stories of art uprooted during World War II and recovered through the efforts of a host of colorful, courageous, and dedicated champions.
Suzanne Loebl is the author of fourteen books, most recently America's Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy. She was born into an art-collecting family in Germany and escaped the Nazis as a teenager by hiding in Belgium. Her other books include America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small and a memoir on her experience during World War II, At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust. In 2012, Loebl received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She splits her time between New York and Maine. Abigail Wilentz has developed books on art, design, photography, fashion, lifestyle, and other topics as an editor at Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, at Watson-Guptill Publications, and independently with agents and authors. She has written several books commissioned by publishers and directed a custom publishing line for the luxury fashion brand Brioni. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.
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Table of Contents Preface 1. Growing Up with Art in Pre-World War II Germany 2. German Expressionist Art Finds Its Champions 3. The Nazis Cleanse Their Museums 4. Hitler's Sales Force 5. The Lucerne Auction and Other Sales 6. Austria: Ripe for Plunder 7. Émigré Art Dealers and Their Artists 8. Artists In Exile: Adieu, Europe, Hello, America 9. Two-Faced France 10. Holland: A Good Country Confronts Evil Appendix A: A Treasury of Looted and Migrant Works in US Museums Appendix B: Selected Cast of Characters
Table of Contents Preface 1. Growing Up with Art in Pre-World War II Germany 2. German Expressionist Art Finds Its Champions 3. The Nazis Cleanse Their Museums 4. Hitler's Sales Force 5. The Lucerne Auction and Other Sales 6. Austria: Ripe for Plunder 7. Émigré Art Dealers and Their Artists 8. Artists In Exile: Adieu, Europe, Hello, America 9. Two-Faced France 10. Holland: A Good Country Confronts Evil Appendix A: A Treasury of Looted and Migrant Works in US Museums Appendix B: Selected Cast of Characters
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