analyzing articles 3.

Nazi-era ART

In this article, they are talking about the new database which contains artwork from the Nazi-era which was looted and taken from many Jewish families. This database allows the family to search through thousands of art pieces and get the chance to reclaim artwork that was once stolen from them. Many of these families thought that this artwork was resold, repatriated or restituted. This database shows the artwork and who it was seized from (or at least the based off of the Nazi records.) "The database combines records from the U.S. National Archives in College Park, Md.; the German Bundesarchiv, the federal archive in Koblenz; and repatriation and restitution records held by the French government." They say that almost 650,000 pieces were taken from the Jews and many of them are still missing. 


I think that it is cool that they have been able to establish a database which may allow many art pieces to be returned to the rightful owners. It is also very historically interesting that these pieces are still around after being plundered. I would have thought many of these pieces would have been sold to museums or burned because they had no interest in being nice to the Jews. This online database is a wonderful opportunity and an interesting step in the art world. When many pieces are found they are not normally returned to their owner but put into a museum to be gazed upon. This is also a wonderful opportunity to create a new art community by connecting people who have a common interest and have gone through a common experience.