An Update on the Manhattan DA’s Turnover Proceeding against the Art Institute of Chicago


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:

Russian War Prisoner Decision

The Art Institute of Chicago-Response Filing Part 1

The Art Institute of Chicago-Response Filing Part 2


Episode Transcription Coming Soon


Music by Chris Thompson. Produced by Jackie Santos.