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James S. Plaut
James Plaut
American art historian, museum director, Monuments Man and ALIU.
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James S. Plaut
Instance Of
Human
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Art Historian
Curator
Date of Birth
2/1/1912
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1912
Date of Death
1/1/1996
1996
Country of Citizenship
United States
Given Name
James
Place of Birth
Cincinnati
Employer
Art Looting Investigation Unit
(November 1944 - April 1946)
Start Time
:
November 1944
End Time
:
April 1946
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Notable Work
Hitler's Capital
ALIU Detailed Interrogation Report (DIR) No. 6 Bruno Lohse August 1945
Member Of
Art Looting Investigation Unit
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Position Held
Director
(11/21/1944 - )
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Art Looting Investigation Unit
Start Time
:
11/21/1944
Museum Director
(1939 - 1956)
Start Time
:
1939
End Time
:
1956
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Award Received
American Craft Council Award of Distinction
(1994)
Point in Time
:
1994
Field of Work
Art History
Exhibition Curation
Museum Management
Loot for the Master Race
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
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