Spoils of War: World War II & Its Aftermath: The Loss, Reappearance, & Recovery of Cultural Property

Contains papers presented at a symposium hosted by the Bard Grad. Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. The subject is the cultural property displaced as a result of World War II, which is a major unresolved issue. The losses of decorative arts in the war were staggering. At the end of the war, enormous numbers of objects were returned to the countries from which they had been taken. But today the fate of many thousands more remains unknown or undecided, the cause of much controversy. This info. will help elucidate these issues & help resolve the problem of their disposition in an equitable fashion, with the aim of preserving these displaced world treasures. Maps & illustrations.