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There is little, at present, in the way of digital network analysis of Nazi looted art markets.
openartdata.org/2019/01/loot…
#dataviz #Holocaust #artmarket
Art historians might want to dig a little deeper into the #provenance of this Zurbaran at the Art Institute of Chicago, simply because there's a name that's popped up before in Nazi-looted art, words like "probably", "likely", and a story of German occupation.
Double check? #art
Wasn't Fankhauser the associate of Hans Wendland who sold the #AIC Degas looted from Holocaust victim Friedrich Gutmann in the famous Searle/Goodman case?
Weren't the British Channel Islands under Nazi Occupation?
Art Institute of #Chicago Zurbaran 1954.15 #provenance
ALT https://www.artic.edu/artworks/80084/the-crucifixion
Wasn't Fankhauser the associate of Hans Wendland who sold the #AIC Degas looted from Holocaust victim Friedrich Gutmann in the famous Searle/Goodman case?
Weren't the British Channel Islands under Nazi Occupation?
Art Institute of #Chicago Zurbaran 1954.15 #provenance
ALT https://www.artic.edu/artworks/80084/the-crucifixion
"Although the seminary at the Maison Saint Louis on Jersey was occupied after the German invasion and used by the Nazis as a training college ..., there is an unbroken chain of Jesuit ownership from 1876 to 1952."
-- Immunity from Seizure THE SACRED MADE REAL:
SPANISH PAINTING
ALT https://www.lootedart.com/web_images/artwork/Immunity_Seizure_Sacred_Made_Real.pdf
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#arthistory Youtube demo of advanced search on new Getty Provenance Index
openartdata.org/2025/05/gett…
#provenance #digitaltools #Getty
ALT The new Getty Provenance Index can be confusing to use. Here are some tips for advanced search and download on the new GPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbf0QjHWQ_8 Demo: - simple search on Pinakos, - selection of provenance activity facet - narrowing to a specific art market actor, (Swiss art dealer Fritz Nathan) - download into CSV file of the five artworks that Fritz Nathan sold to Pinakos and Knoedler (who acquired jointly)
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Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/musk-…
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Just another day of Trump defending and excusing Putin. He’ll never criticize the Russian dictator—and we all know why.
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The termination by DOGE of the programme to track Russian abduction of Ukrainian children ( in the tens of thousands) is unconscionable, unforgiveable and an even more shameful sign of Trump's craven enabling of Putin's war crimes.
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Trump was never joking about a third term — he’s simply socializing the idea as the final step in taking total control over our government.
Trump is implementing Project 2025 to become a dictator like Putin.
It is time we all open our eyes to what is happening.
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BREAKING: Trump completely LOSES IT when a reporter dared to ask if he was disappointed that Putin skipped the Ukraine peace talks. Trump spiraled, insisting he alone can end the war when he meets with Putin - then lied and claimed he never even heard of the delegation. The man is delusional. He seriously needs help.
If Trump were a Russian asset how would he behave differently?
Destroying US intelligence is a prime Putin goal.
Firing intel officials is a step.
#Putin #FoxNews
Anyone who has worked on intelligence matters understands the importance of apolitical analysis and speaking truth to power.
In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
We can’t keep our country safe if intelligence analysts are pressured to lie to keep their jobs.
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Fun fact: AG Pam Bondi, who approved Trump’s $400M jet gift from Qatar, was a paid lobbyist for Qatar, earning $115K a month.
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My latest on the state propaganda machine being built right in front of our eyes
Link below
#arthistory Youtube demo of advanced search on new Getty Provenance Index
openartdata.org/2025/05/gett…
#provenance #digitaltools #Getty
ALT The new Getty Provenance Index can be confusing to use. Here are some tips for advanced search and download on the new GPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbf0QjHWQ_8 Demo: - simple search on Pinakos, - selection of provenance activity facet - narrowing to a specific art market actor, (Swiss art dealer Fritz Nathan) - download into CSV file of the five artworks that Fritz Nathan sold to Pinakos and Knoedler (who acquired jointly)
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ProPublica previously revealed the GSA was eyeing Thiel-backed Ramp to remake the $700B federal SmartPay credit card program.
Senior GSA officials met with Ramp execs at least four times before publicly opening up a SmartPay contract opportunity.
propublica.org/article/inves…
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More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold. nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
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Elon donated $291 million to Trump.
Then, Trump’s administration didn’t take action on 40 investigations and killed cases involving Tesla, Space X, and Neuralink — saving Elon billions.
The $291 million was a bribe.
This is what corruption looks like.
Frederick Mont, AKA Fritz Mondschein or Galerie Sanct Lucas, is a name that has popped up in Nazi looted art and in forgeries, and, for this reason, a name of interest for #provenance researchers and #artcrime specialists.
See mentions of Mont in #RKD.
openartdata.org/2025/05/fred…
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"No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
- U.S. constitution
abcnews.go.com/Politics/trum…
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but NO, Donald Trump cannot accept a $400 million flying palace from the royal family of Qatar.
Not only is this farcically corrupt, it is blatantly unconstitutional.
Congress must not allow this over-the-top kleptocracy to proceed.
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan raises substantial ethical issues. nyti.ms/42UCdIw
"Illegal" should be in the headline
Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One and then plans to continue using it as a private citizen after office, raising profound ethical issues. @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/po…
