Art | War History

Winston Churchill, the man who loved to play with colors:

Ian Harvey

It is incredibly phenomenal that Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, not only created some extraordinary scientific inventions, but he also…

Woman Sues University of Oklahoma over Stolen Artwork

Leone Meyer, a French woman, recently filed a lawsuit against the University Of Oklahoma (OU) in an attempt to recover a 128 year old piece…

Former Chillicothe Mayor’s Father Defended Art, Liberty

Ian Harvey
Art

Shortly before the end of the Second World War, the Monuments Men went hunting the hundreds of thousands of looted art works, to save them…

Monuments Men Saved Art During WWII

Men and women who were part of the Monuments Men during the Second World War had already established their careers as curators, museum administrators, conservationists,…

French Reporter Locates the Heir of Orphaned Art from WWII

January 30, 2014, the New York Times reporter, Doreen Carvajal shared her story of trying to reconnect the fine art that was stolen by the…

Nazi Art Dealer Who Stole From Jews On Behalf Of Hitler

Ian Harvey

Cornelius Gurlitt, 80, insists his father Hildebrand was innocent and that the paintings were acquired legitimately. The art collector is now desperately trying to take…

The Monuments Men: A New Campaign To Find Lost Art

Ian Harvey

Between 1945 and 1951, nearly 5 million works of art and other cultural objects stolen by the Nazis have been found and returned by Monuments…

Jewish Family Art Pieces Saved from WWII Nazis

Before WWII, many affluent Jewish families owned art from some of the greatest painters in history. Artists like Picasso and Matisse. Many of these works…

George Clooney’s “Monuments Men” Expected in Berlin Film Fest

Heziel Pitogo

Recently, Germany and the world witnessed the news about a treasure trove of priceless artworks stashed away in a dingy Munich flat hidden among piles…