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Written by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art, Plunder and Survival tells the stories of principal figures, events, and artworks that contribute to the intricate story of the ruthless Nazi attack on modern art and the art world’s subsequent repositioning in America.
Each chapter focuses on a selection of artworks, the individuals who owned or acquired them, and those who decided their fate. Since the book spotlights Hitler’s crusade against “degenerate” art, readers will encounter many Expressionist works, but they will also find old masters stolen by the Nazis and later author has also added a personal element to the text, incorporating autobiographical anecdotes on relatives’ special relationships to art, their voyage from Germany to America, and the fate of their appear throughout the book, and following the main text, two appendices offer a listing of 100 Nazi-stolen artworks currently housed in U.S. museums and capsule biographies of people discussed in the book.
Author: Suzanne Loebl
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 10/16/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67 lbs
Size: 10.17″ H x 7.32″ L x 0.74″ W
ISBN: 9781538194225
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