An edition of Bronzes to bullets (2009)
Bronzes to bullets
Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944
By Kirrily Freeman
Publish Date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
246
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