Monuments Men and Women Foundation
The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art is an American foundation, with the objective to preserve the legacy of people that served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program ("the Monuments Men"),[1] during and after World War II.
Founded in 2007 [2] by Robert M. Edsel author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History and the forthcoming Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis which champion the little-known art preservation efforts in Europe during wartime.[3]
The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art is one of the recipients of the 2007 National Humanities Medals[4]
The award cited it for "sustained efforts to recognize the contributions of the scholar-soldiers of the Second World War."[5]
References
- ^ "Monuments Men Foundation For the Preservation of Art – About The Foundation". Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/monuments-men-foundation-preservation-art
- ^ http://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/directors/
- ^ "6 Academics Receive National Honors in Arts and Humanities" Chronicle of Higher Education Nov. 16, 2007 summary
- ^ NNEH News Archive
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