Monuments man : the mission to save Vermeers, Rembrandts, Da Vincis, and more from the Nazis' grasp
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Monuments man : the mission to save Vermeers, Rembrandts, Da Vincis, and more from the Nazis' grasp
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- Monuments man : the mission to save Vermeers, Rembrandts, Da Vincis, and more from the Nazis' grasp
- Title remainder
- the mission to save Vermeers, Rembrandts, Da Vincis, and more from the Nazis' grasp
- Statement of responsibility
- James J. Rorimer with Louis and Anne Rorimer ; foreword by Lynn H. Nicholas
- Subject
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- Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Rorimer, James J., (James Joseph), 1905-1966
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A classic now back in print and enriched with new imagery, James J. Rorimer's riveting first-hand account takes readers on a treasure hunt as he follows the Allied troops across France and Germany to save Nazi-stolen masterpieces of art. James J. Rorimer, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, became a leading figure in the art recovery unit known as the Monuments Men, an elite group imbedded in the US Army, who risked their lives during World War II to save Europe's greatest artworks from Hitler's grasp. In the film Monuments Men, Matt Damon's character is based on Rorimer as he embarks on the world's most dangerous real-life hunt for stolen artworks with the goal of locating, seizing, and returning the works to their original holders, including museums and private collectors. This new edition of a book first published in 1950 includes the original illustrations from the first edition plus a wealth of new imagery and ephemera uncovered during extensive research, including WWII photo-graphs, many taken by Rorimer himself, that are accompanied by gorgeous reproductions of many of the Old Masters Rorimer helped save by artists such as Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, Bruegel, Vermeer, Goya, Velazquez, and van Eyck. Maps created specially for this volume, and other facts about WWII history and geography, add new dimension to a remarkable story of courage, perseverance, and ultimately, triumph
- Dewey number
- 940.53/1
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.A7
- LC item number
- R675 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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