Charles L. Kuhn

Charles L. Kuhn (1902-1985) was an American academic, art historian, and Director of Harvard University's Busch-Reisinger Museum.^[1]

Kuhn earned a PhD at Harvard in 1929.^[2]

Career

In 1930, Kuhn joined the Harvard faculty. In addition to teaching, he was named director of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, which was dedicated to the study and artworks of Germanic countries.^[2]

His academic career was interrupted by military service in the Second World War. At war's end, he returned to teach at Harvard.^[1]

World War II

Lieutenant Commander Charles Kuhn was activated from the United States Naval Reserve (USNR) during the Second World War. He was a Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Officer.^[2]

See also

• Roberts Commission
• Nazi Plunder
• Rescuing Da Vinci
• The Rape of Europa
• Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program
• Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art

Notes

1. "Charles L. Kuhn, 83; Ex-Curator at Harvard," New York Times. July 23, 1985.
2. Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men> Kuhn, Lt. Cdr. Charles L.

References

• American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. (1946). Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 185537904
• Nicholas, Lynn H. (1995). The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Teasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-679-75686-6; OCLC 32531154

External links

• PBS (Oregon Public Broadcasting): "The Rape of Europa.", 2006 film, aired November 24, 2008
• Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men> Kuhn, Lt. Cdr. Charles L.
• Obituary: "Charles L. Kuhn, 83; Ex-Curator at Harvard," New York Times. July 23, 1985.