With a photograph of Lindsay looking at the Nefertiti bust, which he relocated in Wiesbanden in 1945 and which he said was an experience he would never get over.
Kenneth Lindsay, 89, a former Binghamton University professor who helped save Europe's artwork from destruction and theft after World War II, died Monday at Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City.Lindsay, who taught art history at the university for 40 years, was one of several hundred men and women who worked in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the U.S. Army. The group saved tens of thousands of artworks and monuments from Hitler and the Nazis and helped return them to their owners.
Lindsay was interviewed for the 2006 documentary film "The Rape of Europa," which told the story of Hitler's destruction of works of art and the work of the "Monuments Men," as they were nicknamed by American GIs.
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2 comments:
Professor Lindsay was a fine man, well loved and respected by his students, colleagues, friends, and wonderful family. He gave so much of himself, and remained, until the end, a brilliant mind. I felt he must live forever.
Amy Schwarz, former Binghamton Univ. Ph.D receipient
Kenneth Lindsay was my grandfather, and words cannot express how amazing he was. He was a national treasure. Thank you for your kind words...
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