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Literature TalkLiterature TalkThe Nazi-Era Theft of the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari – A Case Study on Looted Cultural Property, Provenance, and the Law
Southside
A priceless violin vanished in Nazi Berlin and stayed hidden for 80 years. Carla Shapreau shares how she found the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari and the tangled legal path to returning looted art.
Nazi-era restitution
stolen art history
provenance research
World War II
The Nazi-Era Theft of the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari – A Case Study on Looted Cultural Property, Provenance, and the Law
Southside
Literature TalkLiterature TalkA priceless violin vanished in Nazi Berlin and stayed hidden for 80 years. Carla Shapreau shares how she found the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari and the tangled legal path to returning looted art.
Nazi-era restitution
stolen art history
provenance research
World War II
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