Tag: Monuments Men
More Hitler art albums discovered
This morning in Dallas, TX, the Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, Senior Archivist Greg Bradsher, and President of the Monuments Men Foundation Robert M. Edsel announced the discovery of two original albums of photographs of paintings and furniture looted by the Nazis. The Monuments Men Foundation will donate these albums, which have [...]
Posted by Hilary on March 27, 2012, under - World War II, News and Events, preservation, Rare Photos.
Tags: 989th Field Artillery Battalion, art, Berchtesgaden, Girl with Two Doves, hitler, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Monuments Men, Nazis, Nuremberg, Robert Edsel, Rothschild, stolen art, World War II, WWII
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George Clooney and the National Archives: One degree of separation
Today’s guest post was written by Miriam Kleiman, who works in the National Archives Public Affairs Office. George Clooney’s next film—which he will write, direct, and star in—is based on holdings from the National Archives! Clooney announced last weekend that his number-one priority is to make a film about the “Monuments Men,” a group of [...]
Posted by Hilary on January 18, 2012, under - World War II, News and Events, Unusual documents.
Tags: Alfred Rosenberg, Bavaria, Captured German Records, Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, Eisenhower, ERR, George Clooney, George Patton, Hermann Goering, hitler, Hitler albums, Hollywood, Jewish art collections, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Monuments Men, National Treasure, Neuschwanstein, Nicholas Cage, Office of Strategic Services Art Looting Unit, Omar Bradley, Robert Edsel, Rose Valland, U.S. Army
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