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The Monuments Men and Women Foundation, formerly known as the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, is an American IRS-approved 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, [1] which honors the legacy of those who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program during and after World War II, [2] [3] more commonly known as the Monuments Men and Women.
Many valuable paintings have been stolen.The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.The US FBI maintains a list of "Top Ten Art Crimes"; [1] a 2006 book by Simon Houpt, [2] a 2018 book by Noah Charney, [3] and several other media outlets have profiled the most significant outstanding losses.
World War II "Monuments Men" Archival Collections at the Archives of American Art, Online exhibition, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution "Monuments and the NGA". National Gallery of Art. Voices of the Monuments Men: oral history interviews. Webcast presentation about Saving Italy on May 9, 2013, at the Pritzker Military Library
Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It originated with the policies of the Axis countries, primarily Nazi Germany and Japan, which systematically looted occupied territories. Near the end of the war the Soviet Union, in turn, began looting reclaimed and occupied territories. "The grand scale of looted artwork ...
Work by imprisoned artists went on show at the home of US Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, who described the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans as a “shameful” chapter in his country ...
This is a list of women artists who were born in America or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. Included are recognized American women artists, known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art ...
During WWII the American workforce took a massive hit when the majority of their employees were drafted and sent over seas. The women who helped build WWII 'Vengeance' dive bombers Skip to main ...
American air raids on Ashiya District, August 5–6 [73] Formerly in the collection of Koyata Yamamoto, Japan Van Gogh The Painter on his Way to Work: 1888: 1939–1945: Fire in World War II: In the Kaiser-Friedrich Museum, Berlin Van Gogh The Park at Arles with the Entrance Seen Through the Trees: 1888: 1939–1945: Fire in World War II