Saturday, March 5, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
SMU - Feb. 9 - Campus closed
SMU Classes have been cancelled for the evening of Feb. 9 due to inclement weather. Stay warm & safe!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Great Museums of London
After Christmas, after the college bowl games, and before the Super Bowl, treat yourself to a tour of London's great museums. Check out the details at: http://www.marcoarttours.com
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Lawsuit Involving Art Work Stolen by Nazis
Carol Farquhar sent me a very interesting article from Texas Lawyer dated 10-25-2010. I cannot seem to get the pdf of the article on the blog, so I am going to quote from Carol's excellent synopsis for non-lawyers.
It is a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the ownership of art confiscated by the Nazis.
From Carol: " Essentially someone in Louisiana is claiming ownership of a painting someone else alleges was confiscated from her family by the Nazis.
The current owner inherited the painting after it was sold at a forced sale in 1939. The heir of the seller demanded that it be returned. The current owner filed suit in Louisiana claiming that under Louisiana law, enough time had gone by that she was now the owner (essentially adverse possession of statute of limitations). The heir of the seller argued that federal law (the Terezin Declaration) overrode Louisiana law.
The Fifth Circuit held that all of the courts that decided claims involving Nazi-confiscated artwork consistently applied the state law statutes of limitations. It also held that the heir of the seller didn't timely raise the Terezin Declaration, but that, even if she had, the result would still be the same because Louisiana's law does not apply only to Holocaust victims of Nazi confiscated artwork.
In short, too much time has gone by and now the artwork belongs to the family of the buyer."
Thank you Carol for sending me this. I thought is was most interesting.
It is a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the ownership of art confiscated by the Nazis.
From Carol: " Essentially someone in Louisiana is claiming ownership of a painting someone else alleges was confiscated from her family by the Nazis.
The current owner inherited the painting after it was sold at a forced sale in 1939. The heir of the seller demanded that it be returned. The current owner filed suit in Louisiana claiming that under Louisiana law, enough time had gone by that she was now the owner (essentially adverse possession of statute of limitations). The heir of the seller argued that federal law (the Terezin Declaration) overrode Louisiana law.
The Fifth Circuit held that all of the courts that decided claims involving Nazi-confiscated artwork consistently applied the state law statutes of limitations. It also held that the heir of the seller didn't timely raise the Terezin Declaration, but that, even if she had, the result would still be the same because Louisiana's law does not apply only to Holocaust victims of Nazi confiscated artwork.
In short, too much time has gone by and now the artwork belongs to the family of the buyer."
Thank you Carol for sending me this. I thought is was most interesting.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Arts Night Out at SMU
Very good reception at Arts Night Out, the SMU Informal Courses' beginning of the semester kick-off. Well done!
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