World War II (Art and Antiquities)

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Lost Art Internet Database Lost Art Internet Database: A government-sponsored German database of art objects either stolen by the Nazis or for which no legal proprietor has been found. (World War II) http://www.lostart.de/index.php3?lang=english Loot for the Master Race Loot for the Master Race: Article by James S. Plaut, who was directly responsible for recovering the works of art which had been looted by Rosenberg, Göring, and Hitler and hidden in Germany. [The Atlantic Monthly] (World War II) http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/nazigold/loot.htm The Art Newspaper - Looted Art The Art Newspaper - Looted Art: Selection of recently published articles on the subject of art looted during the Second World War. Also publishes a complete list of names of the dealers, museum curators, collectors and Nazi officials involved in trading art in occupied Europe, as repor (World War II) http://www.theartnewspaper.com/looted/lootedart.asp Enemy Property: The British Government Claims Scheme Enemy Property: The British Government Claims Scheme: [United Kingdom] Site contains details of the claims scheme and how to apply. It also has summary details of records held at the Public Record Office relating to UK property seized during WWII from organisations and individuals resident in countries with (World War II) http://www.enemyproperty.gov.uk/ Holocaust: The Plunder of Art Treasures Holocaust: The Plunder of Art Treasures: Excerpt from the International Military Tribunal, Nurnberg: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Volume 1, Chapter 14. (World War II) http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/nca/nca-01/nca-01-14-plunder-01.html US National Archives Bibliography of Holocaust Era Assets US National Archives Bibliography of Holocaust Era Assets: Provides categorized bibliographic citations, printed and online, dealing with Holocaust-Era Assets. Includes categories for looted art. (World War II) http://www.archives.gov/research_room/holocaust_era_assets/bibliographies/bibliographies.html The Spoils of War The Spoils of War: [Germany] Biannual newsletter published by the German Coordination Office of the Federal States for the Return of Cultural Property. (World War II) http://www.beutekunst.de/bremen/bremen0.html The Schloss Collection: Non-restituded Works Looted 1943-1998 The Schloss Collection: Non-restituded Works Looted 1943-1998: Catalogue listing works of art from the Schloss collection not restituted as of July 1, 1997. (World War II) http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/archives/dossiers/schloss/index_ang.html Hitler's Capital Hitler's Capital: Part II of an article by James S. Plaut, in which he tells the story of retrieving and collecting of masterpieces looted by Rosenberg, Goring, and Hitler and hidden in Germany. [The Atlantic Monthly] (World War II) http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/nazigold/hitler.htm Lost to the World Lost to the World: The website for the book "Lost to the World" written by Tom Adler and Anika Scott telling the story behind the disappearance of Mahler's manuscript "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen". (World War II) http://www.losttotheworld.com Holocaust-Era Assets Holocaust-Era Assets: International list of current activities regarding holocaust-era assets. A project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in conjunction with the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets. (World War II) http://www.ushmm.org/assets/index.html Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal: Provides a searchable registry of objects in U.S. museum collections that were created before 1946, and changed hands in Continental Europe during the Nazi era (1933-1945). (World War II) http://www.nepip.org Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the US Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the US: Present a historical record of the collection and disposition of the assets of Holocaust victims that came into the possession or control of the Government of the United States. (World War II) http://www.holocaustassets.gov/ Project for the Documentation of Wartime Cultural Losses Project for the Documentation of Wartime Cultural Losses: Official reports on the Nazis' seizure of cultural property in France, Russia, Europe, Occupied Territories, Neutral countries and Latin America. (World War II) http://docproj.loyola.edu/ Holocaust Claims Processing Office: Art Claims Holocaust Claims Processing Office: Art Claims: [New York State] Downloadable claims form. (World War II) http://www.claims.state.ny.us/art.htm Holocaust Assets: US State Department Holocaust Assets: US State Department: Links to US government documents relating to Holocaust-Era Assets, including looted art. (World War II) http://www.state.gov/www/regions/eur/holocausthp.html Commission for Art Recovery Commission for Art Recovery: Organization that dentifies and locates art stolen by the Nazis and their collaborators, and registers claims for the victims of Nazi art theft. (World War II) http://www.comartrecovery.org/ Amber Room Organisation Amber Room Organisation: Aims to investigate the remains of the Amber Room and other objects of art and culture missing since WWII. (World War II) http://www.amberroom.org/ Restitution - Art Restitution - Art: [Czech Republic] Database of works of art from public collections in the Czech Republic that come, or may come, from the property of the victims of the Holocaust. (World War II) http://www.restitution-art.cz/english/main.html CBC Witness: Restitution CBC Witness: Restitution: About the plunder of Europe's art by the Nazi's during WWII and the efforts to return it. (World War II) http://tv.cbc.ca/witness/restitution/index.html Bruno Kreisky Archives Foundation Bruno Kreisky Archives Foundation: [Austria] Art looted by the Nazi regime in Austria. Includes article by Oliver Rathkolb on restitution policies and a list of privately owned artworks still missing. (World War II) http://www.kreisky.org/