Monuments Women and Men: Rethinking popular narratives via British Major Anne Olivier Popham
Journal: International Journal of Cultural Property
Year: 2021

Abstract In recent years, the work of the American Monuments Men has been celebrated in popular histories and culture, such as bestselling books by Robert Edsel and a feature film directed by George Clooney ( The Monuments Men , 2014). While public awareness of Nazi art looting and the courageous work of American cultural officers is long overdue, these popular narratives elide the role played by women and other Western Allies and fail to address the corps’ greatest failure: the incomplete resti