“Is he a villain, or a tragic figure, compelled to shuttle secretly, with wads of cash, returning home to spend his life with inanimate works of art?”
Tag: 03.27.14
Munich Art Hoarder Will Return Nazi-Looted Works to Heirs
“Cornelius Gurlitt, the octogenarian hoarder of art plundered by the Nazis, will return paintings in the trove his family kept secret for decades to their original Jewish owners or those owners’ descendants, starting with a well-known Matisse, his lawyers said on Wednesday.”
Margaret Mitchell Estate Approves Prequel to ‘Gone With the Wind’
And the backstory the new book (due in October) will give us isn’t Scarlett’s. It’s Mammy’s.