about returning the manuscript to its rightful owners. She contacted the Italian Consulate in the U.S. After conducting research about the manuscript, the curator of the Des Moines Art Center realized that it was the same one missing from the town of Venafro. The manuscript, "Domain and Baronage in the City of Venafro," written by Giovanni Antonio Monachetti dates back to 1710. ICE returned an 18th century, leather-bound, hand-written manuscript, missing since 1943, to Venafro, Italy. Manuscript taken during World War II returned to Italian town In July 2010, the Leopold Museum agreed to compensate the family estate for the artwork. It is illegal to import stolen property into the U.S. Since this painting was owned by the Jaray family - not the Leopold Museum - the U.S. In 1997, the Leopold Museum loaned "Wally" to The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. In 1994, "Wally" became part of the newly-formed Leopold Museum. military forces and turned over to the government-owned Austrian National Gallery in Belvedere Palace. Bondi Jaray during the Holocaust.Īfter the war, the painting was seized by U.S. "Wally" was painted by Egon Schiele, one of the most prominent Austrian artists of the 20th century, in 1912. has entered into a settlement agreement with the Leopold Museum in Austria and the estate of Lea Bondi Jaray on the civil forfeiture action involving the "Portrait of Wally" painting. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the U.S. Leopold Museum to pay $19 million for "Portrait of Wally" painting The paintings were formally welcomed home in September 2010 after being displayed at the Goethe Institute in Manhattan. Eighteen of them were done by Heinrich Buerkel, a native of the area. These 11 paintings were among 40 missing works from the Pirmasen Municipal Museum's collection. An ICE agent tracked the remaining few to friends of the family. serviceman who had served in Pirmasens in 1945 turned a number of the paintings over to ICE. The paintings were taken from the museum during World War II. ICE returned 11 oil paintings to the Pirmasen Municipal Museum in Germany. ICE Cultural Heritage Repatriations Paintings missing since WWII returned to Germany ICE works with experts to authenticate the items, determine their true ownership and return them to their countries of origin. Our specially trained investigators and attachés in more than 40 countries not only partner with governments, agencies and experts who share our mission to protect these items, but they train the investigators of other nations and agencies on how to find, authenticate and enforce the law to recover these items when they emerge in the marketplace.Ĭustoms laws allow ICE to seize national treasures, especially if they have been reported lost or stolen. What is new about it is how easy it is for cultural pirates to acquire valuable antiquities, artworks and artifacts, fossils, coins or textiles and move them around the globe, swiftly, easily and inexpensively without regard to laws, borders, nationalities or their value to a nation’s heritage.įortunately, ICE agents are better prepared than ever to combat these crimes. The theft and trafficking of cultural items is a practice that is older than history. ICE takes pride in bringing to justice those who would trade in such items for personal profit and in returning to other nations these priceless items. The agency often investigates leads to art and artifacts that are important evidence of another nation's history and cultural heritage. Customs Service, has authorities that target a wide range of criminal activities, many of them involving smuggling and trafficking, both of goods and people. Investigating the loss or looting of cultural heritage properties and returning them to their countries of origin are an important part of ICE's diverse mission.
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