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Canton Palace Theatre to show film detailing looting by Third Reich
By Dorothy Shinn
Beacon Journal art & architecture critic
Published on Thursday, Jun 19, 2008
The systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during Germany's Third Reich is the subject of a film, The Rape of Europa, being shown at 7:30 tonight and Friday at Canton's historic Palace Theatre.
For 12 years, often under the direct supervision of Adolph Hitler, Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in history. The process of systematic ''cleansing'' of what the Nazis called ''degenerate art'' began in their own nation; German museums were purged of art offensive to the authorities.
Later, as German troops swept across various European nations, many great masterpieces were stolen and taken to Germany, and many thousands of works were burned.
But young art professionals as well as ordinary people — heroes — from truck drivers to department store clerks, fought back with an extraordinary effort to save, rescue and return the millions of lost, hidden and stolen treasures.
Today, more than 60 years later, the legacy of this outrageous and massive theft continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage, and nations fight over the fate of ill-gotten spoils of war.
The showing of this fascinating documentary, narrated by Joan Allen, was arranged by the Canton Museum of Art; M.J. Albacete, the museum's executive director, will introduce the film at 7 p.m. The Canton showing is being sponsored by the John and Carole van Abel Foundation.
After today's showing, a discussion group will be held in the upper lobby of the Palace. Discussion panelists are e Rabbi John Spitzer of Temple Israel and chair of the Jewish Community Relations Committee; Douglas Palmer, chair of the division of humanities and professor of history, Walsh University; and Albacete. Refreshments will be provided through the Edith and Maurice Kline Foundation of Temple Israel.
After the Friday showing, a discussion group chaired by Albacete will meet at Muggswigz Cafe at Walnut and Second Streets Northeast.
The impact of World Wart II Nazi thefts is still being felt in the general museum world, said Albacete, including the Canton Museum of Art.
Grants go to schools
ArtsinStark, The Stark County Arts Council, announced $90,000 in SmArts grants over the next three years to Canton Schools, Massillon Schools and Jackson Schools. The schools will carry out a 36-month project that uses the arts to supercharge learning in the classroom.
The project is based on success stories from the Chicago Arts Partnership for Education and Arts for Academic Achievement in Minneapolis, where test scores and reading scores have improved dramatically by creating classroom situations in which a team of teachers worked with artists-in-residence to teach subjects such as reading, writing, math, sciences and literature. Details: Sarah Shumaker, 330-453-1075 or sara@artsinstark.com.
Friday
Peninsula Art Academy — Drawing on the Right side of the Brain, and Glass Fusing One-day Primer, are some of the courses being offered this week at Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St., Peninsula. 330-657-2248 or http://www.peninsulaartacademy.com.
Volunteers needed — The Sixth Annual Summer Solstice Wine, Art & Blues Festival at Sarah's Vineyard, 1204 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls, is in need of people to sell tickets for wine sampling and to monitor wine pouring in the tasting tents today and Saturday. Volunteers will get free admission to the festival on their volunteer day and a complementary Sarah's Vineyard signature wine glass. For details, call Stephanie Webb at 330-657-2442 or e-mail swebb@cvcountryside.org.
Saturday
Oberlin Chalk — At 10 a.m., the sidewalks of Oberlin will be filled with works of art during the annual Oberlin Chalk Walk. A free, public art show, the Oberlin Chalk Walk invites artists of all ages and abilities to create works of art on the sidewalks of downtown. Three professional master artists and several local artists will produce original ''sidewalk paintings'' during the event. If the weather is bad, the event will be Sunday. The Chalk Walk is a collaborative event organized by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, the Firelands Association for the Visual arts, Main Street Oberlin, Inc., and the Oberlin Public Library. Details: http://www.oberlinchalkwalk.com.
Massillon Walks — Margy Vogt gives an historic walking tour at 1 p.m. in Massillon through Massillon Cemetery, 1827 S. Erie St., just south of the Oberlin Road exit from Ohio Route 21. Participants meet at the cemetery entrance. Reservations aren't needed, but a $5 fee is paid at the start of the tour. If the weather is bad, the tour won't be held. Other tours will be at 1 p.m. July 20 and Aug. 9. Vogt will also lead a walking tour of historic downtown Massillon at 1 p.m. Sunday. The walk, starting in front of the Chamber of Commerce office, 137 Lincoln Way E., takes in the history and architecture of Massillon's downtown and covers the canal, streetcars, early businesses, National Register sites and the people who built the town. A $5 fee is paid at the start of the tour. If it rains, the tour is canceled. Details: Call Vogt at 330-832-8469 or e-mail vogt@sssnet.com.
Snoop — The Cleveland Restoration Society holds a free (to its members) SNOOP! at 10 a.m. at the Heritage Lane Historic Homes project, the rehabilitation of 13 homes on Cleveland's East 105th Street. Built as duplexes, the homes are in the process of being rehabilitated as single-family residences. Both rehabbed and non-rehabbed homes will be visited. Heritage Lane, a 2007 preservation award winner, was one of 12 projects nationwide chosen for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and HGTV's Restore America campaign. Participants should meet at 1473 E. 105th St., one of the completed homes. Parking available on the street. Closed-toe shoes recommended. Not a member but want to take the tour, or just want to RSVP? Contact Pam Petrowski at ppetrowski@clevelandrestoration.org.
Sunday
Application deadline — The deadline to submit 2009 Ohio Heritage Fellowships Nominations is July 15. Each year, the Ohio Arts Council partners with the Ohio Folk Arts Network to award up to three $1,500 Ohio Heritage Fellowships to individuals whose achievements have had a positive impact on the quality and appreciation of folk and traditional artists who carry forward the folk traditions of their families and communities through practice and teaching. Self-nomination isn't permitted. Details: Call Irene Finck in the Office of Individual Creativity at 614-466-2613, e-mail irene.finck@oac.state.oh.us or visit the OAC Web site at http://www.oac.state.oh.us.
Wednesday
Art talk— Ceramics artist Sanam Emami, a visiting artist for Kent/Blossom Summer Program, gives a talk about her work at 6 p.m. in Room 202 in the art building at the Kent State University School of Art. 330-672-2192.
Worth noting
Room with a View — Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry reopened ''Room with a View,'' the eighth-floor Executive Conference Room that doubles as an art gallery featuring original art work by local artists. On view through the summer is work by Summit County native Elizabeth Heslop-Shumake. ''Room with a View'' is in the Ohio Building, 175 S. Main St., Akron. 330-643-2536 or http://www.co.summit.oh.us.
Grand reopenings — The Cleveland Museum of Art has scheduled a week of special preview events leading up to the all-day public opening festival for the main floor of the 1916 building on June 29. On Saturday, the CMA Womens Council holds a benefit party; on Sunday, there's an invitation-only Donor Circle Open House; Tuesday through June 28 the reopened wing can be toured by CMA members during regular museum hours; from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 28 a Members' Preview party celebrates the reopening: tickets are $35, $55 (nonmembers), $10 non-member guests under 12, free for members at the fellow level and higher and children or grandchildren under 12 of members. On June 29, the public will be welcomed back to the 1916 building free of charge. For more information or tickets, call 216-421-7350 or 888-262-0033.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
The systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during Germany's Third Reich is the subject of a film, The Rape of Europa, being shown at 7:30 tonight and Friday at Canton's historic Palace Theatre.
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