The Central Collecting Point in Munich: A New Beginning for the Restitution and Protection of Art

$70.00 at The Getty Museum.

Iris LauterbachTranslated by Fiona ElliottIntroduction by James J. Sheehan   At the end of World War II, the US Office of Military Government for Germany and Bavaria, through its Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives division, was responsible for the repatriation of thousands of artwork, looted by the Nazis in the countries they had occupied. With the help of the US Army, massive numbers of objects were retrieved from their wartime hiding places and inventoried for repatriation.This fascinating history documents…