Guelph Treasure Art Restitution Case - Media Coverage
Update: On January 21, 2020, the US Supreme Court called on the US Solicitor General's office to weigh in with views of the US Government on the matter. Further details can be found in The Art Newspaper's January 21 article here.
Covered extensively in the press, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia previously ruled that Germany can be sued for the return of Nazi-looted art and artifacts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. This will be the first time Germany will have to defend itself in the U.S. against allegations of looted Nazi art and artifacts. The claims arise out of the 1935 forced sale by a consortium of Jewish art dealers to Hermann Goering’s minions of the famed collection of medieval artifacts known as the Guelph Treasure. The claims were filed by clients of Sullivan against the Federal Republic of Germany and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
The media coverage relating to this lawsuit is substantial and includes:
- Artforum
- ArtNet News
- The Art Newspaper
- Forward
- International Business Times
- Jewish Political News & Updates
- Jewish Press
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Reuters
- Savannah Jewish Federation
- The Art Newspaper
- The Wall Street Journal
- World Jewish Congress