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IN PERSON Members Opening | Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men: The Berlin Masterpieces in AmericaThursday, July 8, 5–7 p.m.
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Members are welcome to preview special exhibition Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men before it opens to the general public.
Members can also see the exhibition during Member Mornings every Saturday and Sunday, 10–11 a.m.
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About the exhibition:
From the Nazis’ exploitation of artworks to the protection and restitution efforts of the “Monuments Men,” art and politics were frequently intertwined in the World War II era.
This exhibition focuses on the fate of 200 of the finest European paintings from the Berlin State Museums that traveled to the United States soon after the end of the war and were exhibited at fourteen museums across the country before returning to Germany. Longtime Cincinnatian and supporter of the arts, Captain Walter Farmer led the Monuments Men’s protest against the paintings’ controversial transfer from Germany. Featuring paintings that made the journey, alongside artworks and historical material from the Cincinnati Art Museum and other lenders, the exhibition delves into the complex role of artworks in a time of social upheaval and war, and highlights the importance of tracing the movements and uses of cultural treasures.
Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men was organized with the generous support of the Harold C. Schott Foundation. The exhibition is presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), FEG, and additional support is provided by Evolo Design, The Wieler Family Foundation; August A. Rendigs, Jr. Foundation; Marnick Foundation; Lee Carter Family Fund; Jack and Joyce Steinman; and the Charles Scott Riley III Foundation.
Learn more at cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/paintings-politics-and-the-monuments-men/
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Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, United States
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