91 year old man collects artifacts over 8 decades; FBI seizes collection

callen

Vant: Granted I haven't read warrant and don't have all details judge received but you have to question based on the excerpts I pulled from story quoting the FBI. And again the guy may be a stealing POS but feel OP has a valid concern and posting this story had merit. Plus it's pretty dead in MT so thank goodness for Unsung.

And your insights as well. All good. BUT FK THE MAN.

vant0037

callen said:

Vant: Granted I haven't read warrant and don't have all details judge received but you have to question based on the excerpts I pulled from story quoting the FBI. And again the guy may be a stealing POS but feel OP has a valid concern and posting this story had merit. Plus it's pretty dead in MT so thank goodness for Unsung.

And your insights as well. All good. BUT FK THE MAN.

I appreciate a healthy debate and skepticism. I just get tired of all the jumping to conclusions that gets done on the internet and by the media. That's all.

callen

Houston just passed a hoarding law. So if the law or relatives or landlord claims you hoed they can fine you and more. Total bs.

Godfather.

if you have something the government wants they will take it even if it means destroying everything you've worked for all your life.


Godfather.

Kat

Just a fascinating story and Don Miller worked on the Manhattan Project too.
https://www.vocativ.com/culture/art-culture/indianas-real-indiana-jones/

I found this story on Cornelius Gurlitt after I found the Don Miller story. I'm just glad the art and artifacts are preserved and hopefully all rightful owners will recover any property they deserve to recover. There's a slideshow of some of the art on this one.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornelius-gurlitt-infamous-german-art-collector-dies-at-81/

goingtoverona

@Kat, so it looks like the guy left his entire estate to a museum in Switzerland. I wonder if his heirs will dispute the will and try to keep the art since the statute of limitations ran out for the art theft and technically it would belong to his family.

http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-museum-named-sole-heir-gurlitt-142848643.html

Kat

@goingtoverona, I guess it's going to depend on the laws they follow but I hope the art will end up in the hands of the rightful owners in spite of that statue of limitations. It doesn't seem right that the ownership should change if/after something was determined to have been stolen. It's such an amazing collection and should be in the public's eye too, not hidden in a private collection. It's inspiring and educational for everyone, artists and art lovers.

PJ_Soul