Our Cultural Heritage

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Lessons learned from the Sacking of the Summer Palace in China: Diplomacy and Restitution Revisited

One day two bandits entered the Summer Palace. One plundered, the other burned….Before history, one of the two bandits will be called France; the other...
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Rockwell-not Case Review: Knispel v. Gallery 63 Antiques

By Chris Michaels Yelpers report... Gallery 63 Antiques is no more. How much would you pay for a piece of classic Americana? According to a...
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Caveat artifex: The case of one Immendorff Ready-Made

By Steffanie E. Keim, Esq.  The German artist Jörg Immendorff (June 14, 1945 – May 28, 2007) was controversial during his lifetime and the controversies...
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One Matisse, Two Matisse: The Steal that it is this Summer

By Irina Tarsis Matisse died in 1954; he was 84. The following quote is attributed to Matisse, and as he dreamt of being palatable to...
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Case Review: Schoeps v. Free State of Bavaria (June. 2014)

By Chris Michaels P. Picasso, "Madame Soler" (1903) On 27 June 2014, Judge Jed. S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued an...
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Conserving v. Rebuilding Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Buddhas

By Lauren Bursey Feet of Bamiyan-Buddhas Bamiyan Valley In March 2001, the Taliban, at the time the government in Afghanistan and later a terrorist group,...
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A Flag by other Name: Are there Traditional Ownership Protections Available to Iconic Cultural Symbols?

By J. Bruce Richardson, Esq. A physical flag, in and of itself, is a piece of fabric. However, once a cultural symbol is put on...
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Fall of the Italian Empire: Protecting Italian Art and Cultural Heritage with a Smaller Budget

By Nora Choueiri When people think of Italy, they think of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, the country with the dozens of UNESCO heritage sites (49...
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Kapoor’s Assistant Pleads Guilty to Possession of Illicit Antiquities

By Angelea Selleck In late November 2013, Aaron Freedman pled guilty in New York Supreme Court to one count of criminal conspiracy and five counts...
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After Restitution, Nazi-Seized Posters Seek a New Home

By Angelea Selleck Note from the editors: Before the story of a treasure trove of Nazi-era looted and displaced paintings found in Munich broke out...
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From DIA To Dia: Deaccession Debate Rages on as Dia Founders Sue To Prevent Sale Of Twombly And Chamberlain Works

by Hanoch Sheps, J.D.* [caption id="attachment_3778" align="alignright" width="228"] John Chamberlain's "Candy Andy" (1963)[/caption] In a complaint filed last week on November 7, the founders of...
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Canada: Gaining Ground in Restituting World War II Looted Art

On April 24, 2013, coinciding with Canada’s term as Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the Canadian Department of Heritage issued a press...
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