Map of paintings looted from Holland, returned through the efforts of the United States Armed Forces
Object Details
- Subject
- World War, 1939-1945
- 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.
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
- circa 1946
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)16226
- Type
- Printed Materials
- Place
- Austria
- Germany
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- Andrew Carnduff Ritchie papers, 1907-1983
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Art and war
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_16226
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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