Katie and Steve discuss the recent decision by the New York Supreme Court granting the Manhattan District Attorney request for a turnover order directing the Art Institute of Chicago to return a drawing by Egon Schiele, “Russan War Prisoner,” that the museum acquired in 1966. Katie and Steve review the history of the ownership of the drawing by Fritz Grünbaum, a cabaret singer who was killed by the Nazis in 1941, and the legal proceedings involving his art collection leading up to this controversial decision.
Resources:
The Art Institute of Chicago-Response Filing Part 1
The Art Institute of Chicago-Response Filing Part 2
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Music by Chris Thompson. Produced by Jackie Santos.