Title: Bronzes to bullets
First published: 2009
Description: Details the process between October 1941 and August 1944 whereby French cities, towns, and villages lost most of their public bronze statuary. Conservative estimates are between 1,527 and 1,750 decorative and commemorative monuments in the public domain were removed and destroyed to foster German munitions factories for Hitler's war machines. War memorials and monuments on church property are excluded in this study.
Subjects: Art and society, Art and state, Bronze, Destruction and pillage, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of World War, 1939-1945, French Public sculpture, History, Public sculpture, French, War use, World War, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage, World war, 1939-1945, economic aspects, Art and state, france, France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century, German occupation, 1940-1945
LC classification: DC397 .F73 2009