Marion True

Marion True

female
illicit antiquities, Artandculturalrepatriation, antiquities, Getty Center, Giacomo Medici, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Marion True (b. 1948) is the former curator of antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, she...
Leon Levy

Leon Levy

male, deceased (2003)
banker, hedge funds, Artandculturalrepatriation, Odyssey Partners, U.K.'s Mercantile House, Townsend Harris High School…metropolitan museum of art
Leon Levy (1926-2003) was, according to his obituary in "Forbes" magazine, a "Wall Street investment genius and prolific philanthropist," who...
Ken Colbung

Ken Colbung

male, 78 years old
Australian indigenous rights activist, Moore River Native Settlement, From western australia, Member of the Order of Australia, leader, Order of Australia…Artandculturalrepatriation
Ken Colbung (born 2 September 1931), also known by his indigenous name Nundjan Djiridjarkan, is an indigenous Australian leader. Born on the Moore...
Saartjie Baartman

Saartjie Baartman

female, deceased (1815)
further discussion, Sideshow attraction, venus, many works of art depicting the female form, from the Eastern Cape Province, Artandculturalrepatriation
Saartjie Baartman (1789 - December 29, 1815) was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as sideshow attractions in 19th...

Robert Hecht Jr.

male, 90 years old
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Artandculturalrepatriation, Robert Emmanuel Hecht Jr, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, German Archaeological Institute, Cerveteri…metropolitan museum of art, Art dealer
Robert Emmanuel Hecht Jr (b. 3 June 1919, Baltimore, Maryland) is the leading antiquities dealer of his generation. He made his first significant...
Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass

male, 62 years old
damietta, University of Pennsylvania, Nile Delta, Upper and Lower Egypt, Libyan Desert, Western Desert…Artandculturalrepatriation
Zahi Hawass (born in Damietta, on 28 May 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist and a world-famous Egyptologist. In recent years, he has gained...

Max Stern

male, deceased (1987)
German, Canadian, Art dealer, Artandculturalrepatriation, Business Person, Gallery owner
Max Stern, Dr. (1904-1987) was a German-Canadian arts benefactor, art historian, and owner of Montreal's landmark Dominion Gallery (in French,...
Yagan

Yagan

male, deceased (1833)
indigenous australian, Australian, anthropological, folklore, leader, pagan…Artandculturalrepatriation
Yagan (rhymes with "pagan") (c. 1795–11 July 1833) was a Noongar warrior who played a key part in early indigenous Australian resistance to Eu...