Rose Valland and The Art Front

About this episode

This episode discusses Rose Valland's crucial role in documenting Nazi looting of art during World War II.

Many listeners are familiar with the Monuments Men and Women - the Allied military personnel who protected cultural treasures during World War II and then aided in post-war restitution. Rose Valland, a French art historian at Paris's Jeu de Paume museum, was not officially a Monuments officer until May 1945. Throughout the war though, she courageously documented Nazi looting, tracked stolen artworks, and provided intelligence that proved crucial to their recovery - helping preserve, as a plaq...

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Williams

Topics covered

• art history
• World War II
• cultural preservation
• Nazi looting
• intelligence gathering

Keywords

• Rose Valland
• Monuments Men
• art theft
• cultural treasures
• World War II

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jeu de Paume, Monuments Men and Women

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