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4 Oct 2010, 7:37 am
Although the Court has often declined to hear appeals raised by victims of the Nazi Holocaust, on Monday it did seek the government’s response to another such case from California — a state that has made several attempts to restore claims by such victims. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 7:24 am
This morning, the Court issued an order list from last week’s “Long Conference” that included denials of certiorari and invitations for the Acting Solicitor General to file briefs expressing the views of the United States (CVSG). [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 3:08 pm
Norton Simon Museum of Art at PasadenaDocket: 09-1254Issue(s): (1) Whether, in enacting a state statute extending the statute of limitations applicable to claims for the recovery of property stolen during the Holocaust against museums and galleries, the State of California was addressing an area of “traditional state responsibility” without intruding on the federal foreign affairs power; (2) whether a state statute extending… [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 8:38 am
It is essential for the United States to exercise leadership concerning Holocaust asset restitution if we are to expect Eastern European nations to honor undeniably meritorious restitution claims. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 10:55 pm
Learn about Nazi agent and art dealer Curt Valentin here.A really huge scandal and breathtaking example of Holocaust denial in the American museum community, the sad story of Alfred Flechtheim here.I have copied the text of the press release below:The United States of America, the Estate of Lea Bondi Jaray and the Leopold Museum Settle the Long-Standing Case Involving “Portrait of Wally” by Egon SchieleNew York, NY (July 20, 2010) --… [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 3:53 pm
Thea Sterheim's 1911 Portrait of Alfred FlechtheimThe art press in the United States and art historians here have obliterated Alfred Flechtheim from the history of 20th Century Art. [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 7:36 am
Here is a link to a chart, which shows how the tide in Nazi-looted art claims has completely shifted since a major win for claimants in the United States Supreme Court in 2004. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 11:38 am
Inappropriately accepting MoMA's statute of limitations arguments mischaracterizing settlement communications.The creator of the paintings at issue, Berlin-born Grosz, fled Germany for the United States in 1933, shortly before his 40th birthday. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 11:41 am
United States diplomats from the State Department played a leading role in securing public commitment by the forty-four nations that adopted the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art in 1998 and the Terezín Declaration, which emerged from the international conference hosted by the Czech Republic in June 2009. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 7:35 pm
Holocaust survivors will all soon be dead. [read post]
15 May 2010, 9:52 am
In 1945 Supreme Court Justice Roberts headed a commission that warned US museums against acquiring property stolen during the Holocaust. [read post]
28 Mar 2010, 2:47 pm
State Department's proposal to set up a U.S. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 10:13 am
., NYC1.5 MCLE credits in Professional Practice Register online > www.nysba.org/deadcitySEATING IS LIMITED PLEASE REGISTER EARLY Speaker: Raymond Dowd, Esq.Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP Sponsored by the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section's Committee on Fine ArtsProgram Description:In 1998, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau seized Egon Schiele's Dead City and Portrait of Wally at the Museum of Modern Art, creating a scandal that changed the legal… [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 10:09 am
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9 Mar 2010, 6:24 am
Dept. of State; Prof. [read post]
7 Mar 2010, 5:08 pm
In 1999 and 2000, he spent 15 months as Director of Research for Monetary Gold at the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States. [read post]
3 Mar 2010, 9:19 am
Many of Fritz's artworks are in the Leopold Museum and the Albertina Museum in Austria. [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 3:15 pm
In 1955, Austria signed a treaty with the United States promising to give back all of the property it stole from Jews during the period of Nazi "occupation" of Austria. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 10:06 am
Sotheby's Institute of Art570 Lexington Ave., NYC1.5 MCLE credits in Professional Practice Register online > www.nysba.org/deadcitySEATING IS LIMITED PLEASE REGISTER EARLY Speaker: Raymond Dowd, Esq.Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP Sponsored by the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section's Committee on Fine ArtsProgram Description:In 1998, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau seized Egon Schiele's Dead City and Portrait of Wally at the Museum of Modern… [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 4:55 pm
By 1803, France had no business plan to exploit it; the United States thought that it might [The USA was initially seeking purchase of only New Orleans, which had self-evident value.] [read post]
