Rescuing Da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis Stole Europe's Great Art - America and Her Allies Recovered It
by Robert M. Edsel '75 book listing in St. Mark's Library Catalog
He is also co-producer of the new documentary film entitled The Rape of Europa
Robert's blog - HERE
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The Rape of Europa Opens 11/9 Angelika Theatre - Dallaselika Theatre
"Mesmerizing morality play." – Ronnie Scheib, Variety Joan Allen narrates “The Rape of Europa”, a breathtaking chronicle about the Third Reich’s deliberate destruction of some of Western Europe’s most valuable art and the ongoing battle the Nazi survivors face to recover their cultural treasures. Featuring rare newsreel footage, photographs and other historical archives, the film imparts this often forgotten tragedy and the extraordinary individuals who fought to maintain their cultural history.
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Angelika Film Center & Café 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 230 Dallas, Texas 75206 214-841-4700 www.angelikafilmcenter.com
New York Times Film Review can be read HERE
Based on the book, Rape of Europa by Lynn Nicholas book in St. Mark's Catalog
Watch Movie Trailer below:
Sen. Hillary Clinton visits with vets and Robert Edsel
Book Description : During and following WWII, a special multinational group of more than 350 men and women served behind enemy lines and joined frontline military units to ensure the preservation, protection, liberation and restitution of the world's greatest artistic and cultural treasures. This "band of unsung heroes," formally referred to as the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) section, or commonly referred to as the "Monuments Men," worked tirelessly to track down, identify and catalogue millions of priceless works of art and irreplaceable cultural artifacts, including masterpieces by Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Vermeer, that had been stolen by Hitler and the Nazis.
The story of the Monuments Men, including their heroics and exploits in rescuing and safeguarding many of the world's greatest artworks for the benefit of mankind, has never before been fully revealed until now, with the publication of Rescuing Da Vinci, an exhaustively researched historical account written by Robert M. Edsel. Mr. Edsel can best be described as a successful athlete and business entrepreneur turned modern day "Indiana Jones." Mr. Edsel has dedicated the last five years of his life to painstaking and far-reaching research to unravel the secrets of the Monuments Men and, in so doing, to make the world aware of their unprecedented contributions, both during and after WWII, and to ensure that these unsung heroes receive appropriate recognition from the United States government, as well as the broad public.
The detailed documentation, inventories and photographs developed and catalogued by the Monuments Men during and following World War II, have made possible, and continue to make possible, the restitution of stolen artworks of to rightful owners and their descendents. Long after WWII, many Monuments Men went on to become renowned directors and curators of preeminent international cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Toledo Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, among many others, as well as professors at esteemed universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, New York University, Williams College and Columbia University. Others became founders, presidents, and members of associations such as the New York City Ballet, the American Museum Association, the American Association of Museum Directors, the Archaeological Institute of America, the Society of Architectural Historians, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as respected architects, archivists, artists and musicians.
"Mr. Edsel's book is captivating in several respects, from the graphic, garish reminders of the faces of the great plunderers, to the singular beauty of the art they sought to steal. And it is a high and overdue memorial to the "Monuments Men," who did the herculean job of tracking down and repatriating the great art." -- William F. Buckley Jr.
From the Publisher 2006
WWII Vet, Holocaust Survivor & Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger
Dallas, TX
October 19, 2007
(watch Movie Trailer below )
Charlie Rose interview
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