Recovery of looted artworks, 1945

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm.

Creator: unidentified photographer

Description: Photograph shows four men carrying a crate of recovered artworks, previously looted by the Nazis during World War II, down a staircase at Neuschwanstein Castle.

Forms part of: James J. Rorimer papers, 1923-1982, bulk 1943-1950

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Recovery of looted artworks, 1945 / unidentified photographer. James J. Rorimer papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 9944

Subjects:

• Germany
• World War, 1939-1945
• World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war

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