Written by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art Plunder and Survival tells the
stories of principal figures events and artworks that contribute to the intricate story of
the ruthless Nazi attack on modern art and the art world's subsequent repositioning in America.
Each chapter focuses on a selection of artworks the individuals who owned or acquired them
and those who decided their fate. Since the book spotlights Hitler's crusade against
"degenerate" art readers will encounter many Expressionist works but they will also find old
masters stolen by the Nazis and later restituted. The author has also added a personal element
to the text incorporating autobiographical anecdotes on relatives' special relationships to
art their voyage from Germany to America and the fate of their collections. Illustrations
appear throughout the book and following the main text two appendices offer a listing of 100
Nazi-stolen artworks currently housed in U.S. museums and capsule biographies of people
discussed in the book.
