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Author Ronald, Susan, author.

Title Hitler's art thief : Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the looting of Europe's treasures / Susan Ronald.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  364.162 RONALD    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY GURLITT    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  940.531 RONALD    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B GURLITT, HILDEBRAND    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  364.16 RONALD    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.162 RONALD    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  709.2 RON    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  940.531 R66H    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  B GURLITT    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-368) and index.
Contents Part I. The unmaking of the man -- New York, May 1944 -- At the beginning: Germany, 1907 -- From the Hague to Vienna -- Cause and effect -- War -- Gurlitt's struggle -- Peace -- Aftermath -- Weimar trembles -- Part II. Art and politics -- Rebels with a cause -- Hopes and dreams -- From New York to Zwickau -- The mysterious Mr. Kirchbach -- The root of evil -- Chameleons and crickets -- The first stolen lives -- Part III. World war and wilderness -- Chambers of horrors -- The four horsemen -- Tradecraft -- The treasure houses -- The posse years -- Swallowing the treasure -- Viau -- King Raffke -- Quick, the Allies are coming! -- Surrendered...or captured? -- Part IV. The stolen lives -- House arrest -- Under the microscope -- Düsseldorf -- Aftermath and Munich -- The lion tamer -- Feeding frenzy.
Summary "The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own father long before he had inherited his art collection built on the spoliation of museums and Jews during Hitler's Third Reich. The ensuing media frenzy unleashed international calls for restitution, unsettled international relations, and rocked the art world. Ronald reveals in this stranger-than-fiction-tale how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt became one of the Third Reich's most prolific art looters. Yet he stole from Hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. This is the untold story of Hildebrand Gurlitt, who stole more than art-he stole lives, too"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Gurlitt, Hildebrand.
Art thefts -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
National socialism and art.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Europe.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
TRUE CRIME / General.
ISBN 9781250061096 hardcover
1250061091 hardcover
9781466866829 electronic book
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