Suzanne Loebl is the author of fourteen books, most recently America’s Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy. She was born into an art-collecting family in Germany and escaped the Nazis as a teenager by hiding in Belgium. Her other books include America’s Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small and a memoir on her experience during World War II, At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust. In 2012, Loebl received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She splits her time between New York and Maine.Abigail Wilentz has developed books on art, design, photography, fashion, lifestyle, and other topics as an editor at Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, at Watson-Guptill Publications, and independently with agents and authors. She has written several books commissioned by publishers and directed a custom publishing line for the luxury fashion brand Brioni. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.

Beyond theft and violence, the book is a testament to the people who, in different ways, fought to protect art and culture. Loebl opens a window onto a tragic yet fascinating chapter in art history and invites us to explore it through her own experience.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Growing Up with Art in Pre-World War II Germany2. German Expressionist Art Finds Its Champions 3. The Nazis Cleanse Their Museums 4. Hitler’s Sales Force 5. The Lucerne Auction and Other Sales6. Austria: Ripe for Plunder 7. Émigré Art Dealers and Their Artists 8. Artists In Exile: Adieu, Europe, Hello, America 9. Two-Faced France10. Holland: A Good Country Confronts EvilAppendix A: A Treasury of Looted and Migrant Works in US MuseumsAppendix B: Selected Cast of Characters

Suzanne Loebl is the author of fourteen books, most recently America’s Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy. She was born into an art-collecting family in Germany and escaped the Nazis as a teenager by hiding in Belgium. Her other books include America’s Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small and a memoir on her experience during World War II, At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust. In 2012, Loebl received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She splits her time between New York and Maine.Abigail Wilentz has developed books on art, design, photography, fashion, lifestyle, and other topics as an editor at Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, at Watson-Guptill Publications, and independently with agents and authors. She has written several books commissioned by publishers and directed a custom publishing line for the luxury fashion brand Brioni. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.

Beyond theft and violence, the book is a testament to the people who, in different ways, fought to protect art and culture. Loebl opens a window onto a tragic yet fascinating chapter in art history and invites us to explore it through her own experience.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Growing Up with Art in Pre-World War II Germany2. German Expressionist Art Finds Its Champions 3. The Nazis Cleanse Their Museums 4. Hitler’s Sales Force 5. The Lucerne Auction and Other Sales6. Austria: Ripe for Plunder 7. Émigré Art Dealers and Their Artists 8. Artists In Exile: Adieu, Europe, Hello, America 9. Two-Faced France10. Holland: A Good Country Confronts EvilAppendix A: A Treasury of Looted and Migrant Works in US MuseumsAppendix B: Selected Cast of Characters

Suzanne Loebl is the author of fourteen books, most recently America’s Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy. She was born into an art-collecting family in Germany and escaped the Nazis as a teenager by hiding in Belgium. Her other books include America’s Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small and a memoir on her experience during World War II, At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust. In 2012, Loebl received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She splits her time between New York and Maine.Abigail Wilentz has developed books on art, design, photography, fashion, lifestyle, and other topics as an editor at Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, at Watson-Guptill Publications, and independently with agents and authors. She has written several books commissioned by publishers and directed a custom publishing line for the luxury fashion brand Brioni. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.

Beyond theft and violence, the book is a testament to the people who, in different ways, fought to protect art and culture. Loebl opens a window onto a tragic yet fascinating chapter in art history and invites us to explore it through her own experience.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Growing Up with Art in Pre-World War II Germany2. German Expressionist Art Finds Its Champions 3. The Nazis Cleanse Their Museums 4. Hitler’s Sales Force 5. The Lucerne Auction and Other Sales6. Austria: Ripe for Plunder 7. Émigré Art Dealers and Their Artists 8. Artists In Exile: Adieu, Europe, Hello, America 9. Two-Faced France10. Holland: A Good Country Confronts EvilAppendix A: A Treasury of Looted and Migrant Works in US MuseumsAppendix B: Selected Cast of Characters