tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2565431095758525938..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The Monuments Men were more Frick-based than Hollywood-based.Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51308719078005807032014-07-02T01:28:24.296+10:002014-07-02T01:28:24.296+10:00Mandy
I didn't know anything about fear of be...Mandy<br /><br />I didn't know anything about fear of being bombed in the USA either. But I read "The Roberts Commission and the Power of Art During World War II".... an excellent reference. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10534432265600674522014-07-01T22:27:04.436+10:002014-07-01T22:27:04.436+10:00Let me start by saying this paragraph gave me goos...Let me start by saying this paragraph gave me goosebumps over my entire body: "ultimately returned to their rightful owners more than five million artworks and cultural items stolen or destroyed by the Nazis. Their role in preserving Europe’s architecture and cultural treasures was without precedent ". Powerful stuff indeed!<br /><br />I know about this story only because we recently saw the film. I enjoyed the film but enjoyed learning about the huge effort that went on behind the scenes. Never mind the internet, I think even my generation takes for granted the huge efforts in catalogues and classification that came before us. <br /><br />I didn't know that there had been blackouts in America. Do you know if that was just the east coast or across the country?Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60032394270101500352014-06-28T11:28:03.154+10:002014-06-28T11:28:03.154+10:00columnist
I am actually delighted the film was ma...columnist<br /><br />I am actually delighted the film was made. 99.9999% of the English reading world will never read the Edsel book, yet perhaps half of the English cinema-going world will see a film directed by and starring George Clooney. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19015548566214829662014-06-27T19:02:48.009+10:002014-06-27T19:02:48.009+10:00"I would say The Monuments Men Project saving..."I would say The Monuments Men Project saving treasures was the freak event."...or even a Frick event? sorry, couldn't resist.<br /><br />Although trivialised and Hollywood's version of history, I thought it was quite a good movie.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3255546062469121252014-06-27T17:17:15.115+10:002014-06-27T17:17:15.115+10:00Anon
Thank you. I never know how to respond to a ...Anon<br /><br />Thank you. I never know how to respond to a general comment. Have you ever been to the Frick library?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25314095942569881642014-06-27T17:12:54.282+10:002014-06-27T17:12:54.282+10:00Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I really enjoye...Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, you could be a great author.I will always bookmark your blog and will eventually come back in the foreseeable future. I want to encourage continue your great work, have a nice morning!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54599947727543572362014-06-26T12:03:27.759+10:002014-06-26T12:03:27.759+10:00Deb
I read and loved The Monuments Men: Allied He...Deb<br /><br />I read and loved The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert Edsel. <br /><br />I saw the film and did not love it. In fact I rarely love films based on books I have already read.. the films manage to both trivialise and glamorise these historical events :(<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33671787923792161512014-06-26T11:51:06.677+10:002014-06-26T11:51:06.677+10:00Darragh
the oldest treasures of human civilisatio...Darragh<br /><br />the oldest treasures of human civilisation were indeed looted right next door to Baghdad and few people did anything about it. But I would say that was typical. Consider when the Institut d’Égypte in Cairo was destroyed in Dec 2011. Or the 6th century buddhas of Bamiyan were blown up in March 2001 by the Taliban.<br /><br />I would say The Monuments Men Project saving treasures was the freak event. Destruction is common; saving treasures is extremely rare.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25266952547394020002014-06-26T00:28:42.960+10:002014-06-26T00:28:42.960+10:00Did you read the Monuments book and see the Monume...Did you read the Monuments book and see the Monuments film? Which did you preferDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45983694085132317382014-06-25T21:49:59.667+10:002014-06-25T21:49:59.667+10:00"The Monuments Men were a multinational group..."The Monuments Men were a multinational group of 350 men and women who volunteered for military service in order to protect monuments and other cultural treasures from destruction during WW2" - You know, what really bugs me? That when Baghdad was "liberated" there was protection for the oil ministry while the OLDEST treasures of human civilzation were looted right next door. I wonder why no one, in this age of even more enlightenment (???) has thought of a similar rescue mission at the beginning of this new millennium. In fact, while we have High Commissioners for Fugitives and this that and the other - why is there no salvage mechanism for mankind's collective heritage?Darragh McCurraghhttp://ratheryes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50895749588797825762014-06-25T10:26:47.356+10:002014-06-25T10:26:47.356+10:00Parnassus
I also find the problem of tracing art ...Parnassus<br /><br />I also find the problem of tracing art objects after wars very important. And although the The Committee on the Protection of Cultural Treasures in War Areas of The American Council of Learned Societies had no responsibility for locating and returning stolen art, their records proved invaluable in the decades after WW2 ended. The Frick Library is still a super source of data today!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73905447436111598932014-06-25T10:21:47.868+10:002014-06-25T10:21:47.868+10:00Student
Good point.
The USA didn't join WW2 ...Student<br /><br />Good point.<br /><br />The USA didn't join WW2 until 1942, so it would have been inappropriate for the Frick to have been involved any earlier. In any case, the American Council of Learned Societies were compiling lists and preparing maps of the most important works of art to be protected from battle, not chasing art thefts.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16148682865049359282014-06-25T04:01:25.465+10:002014-06-25T04:01:25.465+10:00Hello Hels, This is a fascinating story, especia...Hello Hels, This is a fascinating story, especially considering Frick's connection with the art world. Usually, today we are reading how major collections are trying to get away with not returning looted art.<br /><br />I find the general problem of tracing art objects through wars and disasters quite absorbing and important, although this is affected by political, pecuniary, or humanitarian issues.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-6518126348539651912014-06-24T23:14:11.656+10:002014-06-24T23:14:11.656+10:00Most of the art thefts occurred in 1936, in time f...Most of the art thefts occurred in 1936, in time for the Degenerate Art exhibitions in Munich, Vienna etc. When the Frick became involved in 1943 to 1945, perhaps it was too late to track the pre-war art thefts in Europe.Student of Historynoreply@blogger.com