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Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944
- Title
- Bronzes to bullets : Vichy and the destruction of French public statuary, 1941-1944 / Kirrily Freeman.
- Author
- Freeman, Kirrily.
- Publication
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2009], ©2009.
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- Description
- xv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Bronzes to Bullets tells the story of French statues and monuments that were melted down and shipped to Nazi munitions factories during the Second World War. Beginning with the economic context that led to the destruction of public art, the book goes on to detail the process by which the monuments were removed and sent to Germany for Hitler's war machine. The most remarkable part of the story is the reaction of the French public to the loss of its artwork People protested all over France, and many communities took extraordinary measures to save their statues. This protest, and the way the collaborationist Vichy government handled it, sheds light on the complexities of life in wartime France."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bronze > War use > France
- World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > France
- World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > France
- Public sculpture, French > 20th century
- Art and state > France > History > 20th century
- Art and society > France > History > 20th century
- France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. The Economics of Exploitation -- 2. "An Important Source of Metal": The Context of Vichy's Metal "Mobilization" -- 3. "The Union of Art and Industry": Vichy's Bronze Mobilization Campaign -- Pt. II. The Politics of Patrimony -- 4. "The Expression of Us All, Young and Old": Public Perceptions of the Bronze Mobilization Campaign -- 5. "Pedestals Dedicated to Absence": The Symbolic Impact of the Bronze Mobilization Campaign -- 6. Conclusion: "The 'Saint-Bartholomew' of Statues"? The Bronze Mobilization Campaign in French Memory and Historiography.
- ISBN
- 9780804758895 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0804758891 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008026616
- 40016222787
- OCLC
- ocn225875959
- 225875959
- SCSB-14280421
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries