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...museum's late founder, German-born industrialist Emil Georg Bührle, made his fortune selling weapons to Germany during WWII. He studied art history and was 30 years old when he began amassing his collection, but his holdings have proven controversial. At least 13 of the artworks he owned at war's end were included on British specialist Douglas Cooper's "looted art list," which was used to recover pieces stolen from Jews by the Nazis. A five-year study undertaken by the Swiss government determined in 2001 that Bührle, who died in 1956, had acquired "flight...
...report on Swiss TV last week suggested that both the Cezanne and Monet paintings were part of the art confiscated by the Nazis, but Gloor denies the allegations, pointing out that Bührle purchased the works from "longtime collectors...
...those who can’t afford health care, possibly through subsidies,” he said. “But I think that there is a huge jump between the goal of everyone having access to health care and actually implementing a socialized system.” Samuel B. Novey ’11, spokesman for the Harvard College Democrats, countered that Democrats’ acceptance of socialized medicine suggests that the party is more open and creative in its policy proposals. But he added that the term itself is loaded and is a pejorative that Republicans have used...
...producer Bill Botrell. But at the very least, Crow will probably accomplish two important goals: satisfying her legions of fans with the traditional stuff, and maybe even drawing a sizable contingent of new buyers with the buzz created by her new, politically informed edge. —Reviewer Christian B. Flow can be reached at cflow@fas.harvard.edu...
...just a hobby,” Toobin says. Equal parts pundit and pal, Toobin is in his element translating arcane legal-ese into plain English. And that he credits to Harvard Law.Toobin’s school ties are thick and fast: he met his wife, Amy B. McIntosh ’80, as an undergraduate, and his law school classmate and good friend Elena Kagan is now HLS dean. At this point, over half of the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are graduates of Harvard Law School, and two—Chief Justice John G. Roberts...