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Subject:
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Type:
Printed Materials
Place:
Austria
Germany
Date:
circa 1946
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 map : col. ; 21 x 29 cm. (map); 11 x 19 cm. (caption)
Summary:
Map shows locations where looted art was discovered in the American zones of Germany and Austria. <br>Accompanied by a typewritten caption on separate sheet: The American occupation zones in Germany and Austria, showing the places of discovery (colored green) of the pictures in this exhibition and several thousand other works of art. The route indicated (in green) is the "Autobahn" or super-highway followed in returning the pictures to Holland. These paintings have been lent to us for exhibition as a token of gratitude from the Dutch.
Citation:
Map of paintings looted from Holland, returned through the efforts of the United States Armed Forces, circa 1946. Andrew Carnduff Ritchie papers, 1907-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Topic:
Art and war  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)16226
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Andrew Carnduff Ritchie papers, 1907-1983
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16226