War trophies are not neccesarily "Stolen art or loot".  I have formerly worked in the army  museum system. We accepted a tank taken as a trophy of war.  ALso, these guys will purchase, barter and be given things from local while they are there.  They are not necessarily stolen from institutions.  The military instructs the men that they cannot ship or take home weapons, arms, stolen art, stolen cultural items. The men's belongs are checked as they leave for home and packages are suppose to be checked. If you receive something that is suspicious, check with teh military and I think there is a commission set up on the cultural antiquities  of Iraq to prevent this type of thing from happening.

Stacy W. Reaves
Director/Curator
Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum
6 East Broadway
Sand Springs,OK. 74063


-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Uhrhane [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:23 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Iraq donations


how can you even consider accepting works of art stolen from another
country!? i don't see that there is any "fine line" on this issue...you
will cross "the line" if you accept those works. better to figure out
how to return items (if presented to you) to the museums from which
they were looted!
--
Jennifer Uhrhane
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www.detailphoto.com

On Apr 2, 2004, at 11:17 AM, Steven Stewart wrote:

> I am the Curator of Collections at a general museum in Tennessee.
> Our "sister" town has an Army base for the 101st airborne division.
>
> With the recent return of many soldiers and civilians from the Middle
> East,
> we are thinking that we are going to be confornted with the
> possibiblity of
> donations of "war booty".  We are very concerned that there might be a
> fine
> line of whether we should accept dontations or not of this sort.  We
> are
> sure that similar institutions around the country will be facing the
> same
> issuses.
>
> Is anyone out there developing a policy on this?  Does the AAM or any
> other
> similar professional oraganization have a developed standard on this
> type
> of thing?  The tide may never come in, but we want to be prepared with
> a
> structured policy and procedure to handle this type of thing if it
> happens.
>
> Looking for some guidance in this "touchy" area...
>
> Steven Stewart
> Curator of Collections
> Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
>
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