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Over eighty-three years ago, property belonging to Adalbert and Hilda Parlagi was confiscated by the Nazis in Vienna, Austria. That property included an early Monet pastel, “Bord du Mer,” which was returned to the Parlagi family descendants by the FBI earlier this month, through the assistance of the Commission for Looted Art in Europe. Other artwork,…
Over fifty-two years ago, in mid-March 1972, a 19th century double-barreled shotgun that had belonged to American naturalist and artist John James Audubon was stolen from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Little History About Where the Theft Happened The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, the oldest continuously operating science institution…
Over twenty-five years ago, between July 27 and August 2, 1998, Jean Metzinger’s early 20th century cubist painting, “Man with a Pipe,” also known as “Portrait of an American Smoking,” disappeared in transit while on loan from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. A Little History About Where the Theft Happened Lawrence University, a private liberal…
Over eight years ago, on April 7, 2016, seven of the ten silkscreen prints from set 31 of Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup I” series were stolen in an overnight burglary from a pop art exhibit at the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri. The prints stolen were Warhol’s monumental depictions of Campbell’s Beef, Vegetable, Tomato,…
By now, most of us have seen these images. A pair or small group of environmental activists stage a protest in front of a high-profile painting, artifact, or historic monument. Some splash it with paint, soup, or cake. Many glue their hands to the front of the artwork directly or to the protective glass; others…