Bronzes to bullets
About this book
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.
Details
- First published
- 2009
- OL Work ID
- OL11977346W
Subjects
Art and societyArt and stateBronzeDestruction and pillageEconomic aspectsEconomic aspects of World War, 1939-1945French Public sculptureHistoryPublic sculpture, FrenchWar useWorld War, 1939-1945World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillageWorld war, 1939-1945, economic aspectsArt and state, franceFrance, history, german occupation, 1940-1945