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Chapter 8: Heroes
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Greenfield, Jeanette. The Return of Cultural Treasures, 3rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Index
A
Abd el-Rassul, Ahmed and Mohammed, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
acquisition practices historical vs. modern, leniency in, 1
international law on, 1.1-1.2
Adams, John, 1 , 2
Afghanistan antiquities trafficking in, 1 , 2.1-2.2
terrorist training camps in, 1 , 2
agriculture Chinese, 1.1-1.2
Sumerian, 1.1-1.2
Agua Caliente Tribe, 1
Akhenaten (pharaoh), 1
Al Qaeda, 1.1-1.2 See also 9/11 terrorist attacks
Altman, Maria Bloch-Bauer childhood in Vienna, 1
death of, 1
family art collection reclaimed by, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
flight from Nazis, 1
American Civil War See Civil War
American Indian Movement, 1 , 2
Ancient Egyptian Archaeology Trust, 1
Anschluss, 1.1-1.2
antiquities trafficking approaches to stopping, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
estimates of value of, 1 , 2 , 3
laundering in, 1.1-1.2
organized crime in, 1.1-1.2
terrorism funded by, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2
anti-Semitism, in Vienna, 1 , 2.1-2.2
arbitration, 1
archaeology Egyptian, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
in Ur, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
See also antiquities trafficking See also Ramesses I mummy See also Sumerian vessel
Army, U.S., Seventh Cavalry, in Wounded Knee massacre, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Art and Cultural Heritage Mediation Program, 1
art museums Holocaust art held by, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2
repatriation efforts by, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
responsibility for stopping illicit trade, 1.1-1.2
theft of artwork from, 1.1-1.2
See also specific museums
Art News (magazine), 1 , 2
Art Restitution Act of 1998 (Austria), 1
Asia (magazine), 1
Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List, 1.1-1.2
Association of Art Museum Directors, 1 , 2 , 3
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1
Atlanta See Michael C. Carlos Museum
Atlantic (magazine), 1
Atta, Mohamed connection with antiquities trafficking, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2
role in 9/11 attacks, 1.1-1.2
Atwater Kent Museum (Philadelphia), 1
audio discs value of originals vs. copies of, 1.1-1.2
See also National Archives audio discs
Austria Bloch-Bauer family's lawsuit against, 1.1-1.2
Nazi annexation of, 1.1-1.2
repatriation of Holocaust art in, 1.1-1.2 , 2
in World War I, 1
See also Vienna
Austrian National Museum See Belvedere
Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1.1-1.2
Ayat, Mustapha Aga, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
B
Babe Ruth Quail Hunt at Forked River (audio disc), 1.1-1.2 , 2 content of, 1
original donation of, 1 , 2
reasons for recording and saving, 1.1-1.2 , 2
recovery of, 1
for sale on eBay, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Baghdad, National Museum of Iraq in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Barness, Herbert, 1
Barnett, Sidney, 1 , 2
Barnett, Thomas, 1 , 2
Bauer, Adele See Bloch-Bauer, Adele
“
“Beauty in China” (Buck), 1
B
Beirut (Lebanon), Sumerian vessel in, 1
Bell, Gertrude, 1
Bellingham, Bruce, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Belvedere (Austrian National Museum) in Adele Bloch-Bauer’s will, 1 , 2 , 3
in Bloch-Bauer family's lawsuit, 1
Klimt's paintings at, before World War II, 1
Klimt's paintings at, currently, 1
Nazi sale of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 to, 1 , 2
Belzoni, Giovanni Baptista, 1.1-1.2
Bentley, Robert (Bloch-Bauer), 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2
Berlin (Germany), Pergamon Museum in, 1.1-1.2
Bern (Switzerland), Kunstmuseum in, 1.1-1.2
Beschloss, Michael, 1
Big Foot (Lakota chief), 1 , 2
Bill of Rights creation of fourteen original copies of, 1
North Carolina’s call for, 1 , 2 , 3
North Carolina’s ratification of, 1
status of fourteen original copies of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
Bill of Rights, North Carolina’s copy of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 copying error on, 1
creation and delivery of, 1 , 2 , 3
current home of, 1.1-1.2
economic value of, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
emotional resonance of, 1
FBI involvement with, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
identification of, 1 , 2
legal battle by NC to reclaim, 1.1-1.2
material of, 1
opportunities for NC to buy back, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2
original location in Capitol, 1.1-1.2 , 2
owned by Pratt, 1.1-1.2
owned by Shotwell family, 1 , 2.1-2.2
repatriation of, 1.1-1.2
stolen by Civil War soldier in 1865, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
twelve amendments on, 1
Bingham, Hiram, 1
bin Laden, Osama, 1
Black Fox, 1
Bloch-Bauer, Adele, 1.1-1.2 as activist and patron, 1
death of, 1
family of, 1
Klimt's friendship with, 1 , 2
Klimt's paintings of, 1.1-1.2
marriage of, 1
physical appearance of, 1 , 2
will of, 1 , 2 , 3
See also Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1
Bloch-Bauer, Ferdinand, 1.1-1.2 contents of art collection of, 1
death of, 1
flight from Nazis, 1.1-1.2
Klimt’s works owned by, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
marriage of, 1
Nazi seizure of art collection of, 1.1-1.2
Palais Bloch-Bauer of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5
will of, 1
See also Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1
Bloch-Bauer, Gustav, 1 , 2
Bloch-Bauer, Karl, 1 , 2
Bloch-Bauer, Leopold, 1 , 2
Bloch-Bauer, Louise, 1
Bloch-Bauer, Luisa, 1
Bloch-Bauer, Maria See Altmann, Maria Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer, Robert See Bentley, Robert
Bloch-Bauer, Theresa, 1 , 2
Bloom, David, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Blum, Karen, 1.1-1.2 , 2
Book-of-the-Month Club, 1 , 2 , 3
Bowling, Kenneth, 1.1-1.2
British Museum (London) Parthenon marbles in, 1.1-1.2
refusal to repatriate colonial artifacts, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Brosz, Dan on American Indian Movement, 1
on Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, 1
on Ghost Dance movement, 1
on Ghost Dance Shirt, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
on Wounded Knee massacre, 1
Brown, Dee, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, 1
Brugsch, Emile, 1.1-1.2
Buck, Carol Grace, 1.1-1.2 , 2
Buck, Janice, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Buck, John Lossing, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
Buck, Pearl, 1.1-1.2 , 2 awards won by, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5
“Beauty in China”, 1
bicultural experience of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
birth of, 1
childhood of, 1.1-1.2
children of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
death of, 1
East Wind West Wind, 1
education of, 1
The Exile, 1 , 2
family of, 1.1-1.2
Fighting Angel, 1
For Spacious Skies, 1
Harris's relationship with, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
humanitarian work of, 1.1-1.2
“In China Too”, 1
marriage to Buck, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
marriage to Walsh, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
missionaries denounced by, 1.1-1.2
The Mother, 1
origins of writing career, 1 , 2.1-2.2
popularity with women, 1 , 2
revival of interest in, 1.1-1.2
success of writing career, 1 , 2.1-2.2
typewriter of, 1 , 2 , 3
will of, 1
See also The Good Earth
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, 1.1-1.2
burial sites after Wounded Knee massacre, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
See also tombs
Burke Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, 1
Burns, Ken, 1
Burnt Thigh, 1
Burpee, David, 1 , 2
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Brown), 1
C
Cambodia, 1 , 2
Canada Bloch-Bauers’ emigration to, 1
See also Niagara Falls Museum and Daredevil Hall of Fame
Carabinieri Art Squad, 1
Chambers, Charles Edwards, 1
children, miniature vessels in graves of, 1
China agriculture in, 1.1-1.2
in Buck's The Good Earth, 1 , 2
Buck’s humanitarian work on, 1.1-1.2
Buck’s life in, 1.1-1.2
missionaries in, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
women in, 1
China Emergency Relief Committee, 1
Chinese Emergency Fund, 1
Christian missionaries, in China, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
Christie, Agatha, 1.1-1.2 Murder in Mesopotamia, 1 , 2
Churchill, Winston, 1
Civil War in North Carolina, 1.1-1.2
Reconstruction after, 1.1-1.2
relics taken by soldiers in, 1 , 2
clothing, for Ghost Dance, 1.1-1.2 See also Ghost Dance Shirt
Cody, William “Buffalo Bill”, 1.1-1.2
Cole, J. David, 1
collecting institutions definition of, 1
insider crime as most common crime in, 1 , 2 , 3
international law on acquisition by, 1.1-1.2
problematic provenance as common among, 1.1-1.2
responsibility for stopping illicit trade, 1.1-1.2
spoils of war in, 1
See also specific types and institutions
collections professionals education of, 1.1-1.2
vs. private collectors, 1.1-1.2
colonialism British, refusal to repatriate artifacts of, 1
in China, 1
transfer of cultural treasures in, 1
Comanche Nation, 1
concentration camps, 1 , 2 , 3
Confederate flag, 1.1-1.2
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, 1 , 2
Conn, Peter, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 Pearl Buck: A Literary Biography, 1
Constitution, U.S. controversy over ratification of, 1
North Carolina's ratification of, 1
See also Bill of Rights
Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, 1
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, 1 , 2
Cooper, Roy, 1
Cornell University, 1
Cosmopolitan (magazine), 1
Crager, George C., 1.1-1.2
Crawford, Joan, 1
crime slippery slope in, 1.1-1.2
See also specific types
Crow, Jeff, 1.1-1.2 , 2
cultural treasures approaches to stopping illicit trade in, 1.1-1.2
categories of, 1
commonalities among, 1.1-1.2
definition of, 1
ethics in ownership of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
functions of, 1 , 2
international law on protection of, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
transfer of, during wars, 1 , 2.1-2.2
transfer of, in colonial expansion, 1
vulnerability of, 1.1-1.2
See also specific types and works
cuneiform, 1
Custer, George, 1
Czernin, Hubertus, 1 , 2
D
Dakota tribe, 1
Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws, 1
Declaration of Independence, value of early copy of, 1 , 2
Dempster, Susan Shaddinger, 1 , 2
DNA testing, of mummies, 1.1-1.2
Douglas, James, 1 , 2
dynasties, Egyptian, 1.1-1.2
E
eagle feathers, 1
Earl, John, 1
Easley, Michael, 1
East and West Association, 1
East Wind West Wind (Buck), 1
eBay, National Archives audio discs for sale on, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4
economic value See value
education, of collections professionals, 1.1-1.2
Edwards, Amelia, 1
Eggebrecht, Arne, 1
Egypt archaeology in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
dynasties and kingdoms of, 1.1-1.2
grave robbers in, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
pharaohs of, 1.1-1.2
public interest in history of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
removal of cultural treasures from, 1
See also Ramesses I
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1 , 2
Elgin marbles, 1.1-1.2
Emancipation Proclamation, 1
Emory University See Michael C. Carlos Museum
ethics in handling of The Good Earth (Buck) typescript, 1.1-1.2
and international law on cultural treasures, 1.1-1.2
opportunities for education in, 1.1-1.2
in ownership of cultural treasures, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
Europe, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in, 1
European Research Council, 1
European Shoah Legacy Institute, 1
T
The Exile (Buck), 1 , 2
F
Faust, Gunther, 1.1-1.2
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and American Indian Movement, 1
on antiquities trafficking and 9/11 attacks, 1
Art Crime Team of, 1
on The Good Earth (Buck) typescript, 1 , 2
on insider crime, 1
and North Carolina's copy of Bill of Rights, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
federal recordkeeping See National Archives
Ferriero, David, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
Fighting Angel (Buck), 1
First Federal Congress Project, 1.1-1.2
Fisher, Wesley, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2
flag, Confederate, 1.1-1.2
Flöge, Emilie, 1 , 2 , 3
Flöge, Helene, 1
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
For Spacious Skies (Buck and Harris), 1
Forum (periodical), 1
Franz Josef I (emperor), 1 , 2 , 3
Freeman's Auction House, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
G
General Orders, during Civil War, 1
Geneva Freeport, 1
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger auction house, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Germany Al Qaeda in, 1
See also Nazi Germany See also specific cities
Getty Museum, 1
Ghost Dance clothing for, 1.1-1.2
description of ceremonies, 1
origins and spread of, 1.1-1.2
protection from bullets through, 1 , 2
U.S. response to, 1
T
The Ghost Dance Religion and Wounded Knee (Mooney), 1 , 2 , 3
G
Ghost Dance Shirt, 1.1-1.2 , 2 Crager's acquisition of, 1.1-1.2
death of wearer of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3
design and material of, 1 , 2.1-2.2
emotional resonance of, 1 , 2
origins of, 1.1-1.2 , 2
as protection from bullets, 1 , 2 , 3
repatriation of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3
in Scotland, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2
at South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5
as stolen vs. war loot, 1
value of, 1
Gibson, Gayle, 1.1-1.2
Gilder, Richard, 1
Glasgow (Scotland) Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in, 1
McLellan Galleries in, 1
See also Kelvingrove Museum
Goldin, J. David career of, 1.1-1.2
discs donated by, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2
as hero, 1
radio and audio collection of, 1.1-1.2 , 2
on stolen discs on eBay, 1 , 2.1-2.2
Goldin, Joyce, 1
Gold Period, of Klimt, 1
Gone with the Wind (Mitchell), 1.1-1.2
Gonzalez, Mario, 1 , 2 , 3
T
The Good Earth (Buck) characters and story of, 1 , 2
film version of, 1 , 2 , 3
inspiration for, 1
publication of, 1 , 2.1-2.2
revival of interest in, 1.1-1.2
sales of, 1.1-1.2
success of, 1.1-1.2
title of, 1
writing of, 1.1-1.2
The Good Earth (film), 1 , 2 , 3
The Good Earth (Buck) typescript, 1.1-1.2 , 2 creation of, 1.1-1.2
current location of, 1 , 2
delivery to publisher, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
disappearance of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2
