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Henry Clay Frick Built His Collection With Passion and Patience

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Milton Esterow

Henry Clay Frick, aggressive in art collecting as well as business, acquired many of the masterpieces of the museum, whose renovated Fifth Avenue mansion recently reopened. Henry Clay Frick, shown in a 1925 portrait by the English artist Sir Gerald Kelly, had a competitive zeal that not only fueled his success in business but also made him a hard bargainer in acquiring works of art. Credit...
How much is the art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 35 years ago worth today?

2 months ago | theartnewspaper.com | Carlie Porterfield |David D'Arcy |Milton Esterow

Tuesday, 18 March marks the 35th anniversary of the day thieves entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and seized 13 works of art. The robbery is believed to be not only the world’s largest art heist, but also the largest single instance of property theft by value. In the early hours of 18 March 1990, two men disguised as police officers entered the museum, handcuffed the two security guards on duty and took off more than an hour later with 13 works.
The U.S. Has No Special Panel for Nazi-Loot Claims. Could That Change?

Dec 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Milton Esterow

And restitution panels are not without their critics. Some claimants have been frustrated by instances in which panels in different countries have taken opposite positions in similar cases. One example of such a case involves the claims made by the heirs of Curt Glaser, an art collector and former head of Berlin's State Library, who was of Jewish descent. Glaser sold his collection at two auctions in Berlin in 1933 and fled Germany.
Countless Artworks Stolen by the Nazis Come Out of the Woodwork

Mar 8, 2024 | airmail.news | Milton Esterow

Last May, a painting stolen by a Nazi soldier from the Lubomirski Palace during World War II was repatriated to Poland. The painting, attributed to Alessandro Turchi, a 17th-century Italian artist, was pulled from a Tokyo auction after it was spotted by a Polish official. Last October, the F.B.I.’s art-crime team handed a painting by Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, an 18th-century Viennese artist, over to the German Consulate in Chicago.
Torah scrolls that survived the Nazis now fuel faith around the world

Feb 10, 2024 | phillytrib.com | Milton Esterow

Since the Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, Colorado, was founded in 1981, one of its several Torahs has been taken from the ark each Sabbath, and on other holy days, and read to members of the congregation. In August, another, particularly special, Torah arrived at the temple, one of some 1,400 scrolls whose survival during the Holocaust has inspired Jewish congregations worldwide.
O médico premiado que virou caçador de obras de arte roubadas por nazistas

Nov 6, 2023 | estadao.com.br | Milton Esterow |Tracy Sherlock

THE NEW YORK TIMES - O dia dele começou às seis da manhã, com uma ligação para Amsterdã de seu escritório em Vancouver, Colúmbia Britânica. Uma hora depois, ele deu uma palestra on-line para uma turma na Irlanda, imediatamente seguida por uma ligação com um cientista em Boston. Michael R. Hayden é um dos principais geneticistas do mundo, ganhador de muitos dos maiores prêmios da medicina e fundador de cinco empresas de biotecnologia.
Leading Geneticist Tracks Nazi Loot

Nov 4, 2023 | rethinking65.com | Milton Esterow |Tracy Sherlock

His day began at 6 a.m. with a call to Amsterdam from his office in Vancouver, British Columbia. An hour later he gave an online lecture to a class in Ireland, immediately followed by a call with a scientist in Boston about research. Dr. Michael R. Hayden is one of the world’s leading geneticists, the recipient of many of medicine’s highest awards and the founder of five biotechnology companies who, at 71, still teaches at the University of British Columbia.
Ocupación: médico y rastreador de un botín nazi

Nov 2, 2023 | infobae.com | Milton Esterow |Tracy Sherlock

Holocaust and the Nazi EraArts and Antiquities LootingUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia (Canada)GermanyHayden, Michael RContent Type: Personal ProfileTe puede interesar: Un distrito escolar de Florida prohibió los celulares. Esto es lo que pasóMichael R. Hayden lleva más de una década buscando con paciencia los objetos ceremoniales robados a sus abuelos, que fueron asesinados en el Holocausto. Su jornada empezó a las 6 a. m. con una llamada a Ámsterdam desde su oficina de Vancouver.
El médico que rastrea el botín que los nazis le quitaron a su abuelo

Nov 1, 2023 | nytimes.com | Milton Esterow |Tracy Sherlock

Su jornada empezó a las 6 a. m. con una llamada a Ámsterdam desde su oficina de Vancouver. Una hora más tarde dio una conferencia en línea a una clase en Irlanda, seguida inmediatamente por una llamada con un científico en Boston sobre una investigación. Michael R. Hayden es uno de los principales genetistas del mundo, galardonado con muchos de los premios más importantes de medicina y fundador de cinco empresas de biotecnología.
The Busy Doctor Who Gave Himself Another Job: Tracking Nazi Loot

Oct 30, 2023 | nytimes.com | Milton Esterow |Tracy Sherlock

His day began at 6 a.m. with a call to Amsterdam from his office in Vancouver. An hour later he gave an online lecture to a class in Ireland, immediately followed by a call with a scientist in Boston about research. Dr. Michael R. Hayden is one of the world’s leading geneticists, the recipient of many of medicine’s highest awards and the founder of five biotechnology companies who, at 71, still teaches at the University of British Columbia.