{"id":22472,"date":"2025-01-17T11:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:56:12","slug":"pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Lines Up Nazi Art Thief Doc Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PBS has lined up its newest <em>Secrets of the Dead<\/em> documentary, the two-part <em>Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the decade leading up to 1945, it is estimated that the Nazis stole one-fifth of all artwork in Europe, the majority from Jewish families and other \u201cundesirables.\u201d The new series reveals the secret networks of curators and dealers who made fortunes off the backs of this Nazi-looted art.<\/p>\n<p>Historian Jonathan Petropoulos, the John V. Croul Professor of European history at Claremont McKenna College, investigates the life of former Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse, the \u201cPlunderer.\u201d Petropoulos conducted multiple interviews with Lohse over the course of nearly 20 years until Lohse\u2019s death in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>To further uncover the extent of the operation, Petropoulos also spoke with gallery owners, curators, art investigators, Lohse\u2019s closest friends and descendants of victims of Nazi Art theft.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, <em>Plunderer<\/em> unveils the dark underbelly of the international art world, much of it built upon wartime tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief<\/em> is directed by Hugo Macgregor and produced by John S. Friedman, Hugo Macgregor and David M. Milch. It is based on Petropoulos\u2019 book G\u00f6ring\u2019s Man in Paris. It is produced by Living Memory Productions in association with The WNET Group, as well as in association with the Dr. David M. Milch Foundation, ARTE, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Taglicht Studios. <em>Secrets of the Dead<\/em> is a production of The WNET Group.<\/p>\n<p>The doc series\u2019 episodes will premiere on February 19 and February 26 on PBS and the PBS app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNazi art looting was the greatest art scandal of the 20th century,\u201d Petropoulos said. \u201cI had no idea the shocking discoveries this investigation would uncover, nor the tangled mess I was getting myself into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile some of the reveals are thrilling, it\u2019s important to remember that most of the looted art has never been recovered, and most of those involved have suffered no consequences,\u201d noted producer John S. Friedman. \u201cMy hope is that this documentary will spark an interest in helping these families regain their lost pieces, which, for them, mean more than just the art\u2019s monetary value\u2013it also represents a link to their past.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PBS has lined up its newest Secrets of the Dead documentary, the two-part Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[140,10428,10429,10430,10431,10432,146,10433,10434,10435,5986],"class_list":["post-22472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-arte","tag-bayerischer-rundfunk","tag-dr-david-m-milch-foundation","tag-john-s-friedma","tag-jonathan-petropoulos","tag-living-memory-productions","tag-pbs","tag-plunderer-the-life-and-times-of-a-nazi-art-thief","tag-secrets-of-the-dead","tag-taglicht-studios","tag-the-wnet-group","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PBS Lines Up Nazi Art Thief Doc Series - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PBS Lines Up Nazi Art Thief Doc Series - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PBS has lined up its newest Secrets of the Dead documentary, the two-part Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-17T16:04:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-17T16:56:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/01\/2025-01-17-PBS-Plunderer-TheLifeandTimesofaNaziArtThief-0125.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/\",\"name\":\"PBS Lines Up Nazi Art Thief Doc Series - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-17T16:04:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-17T16:56:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-lines-up-nazi-art-thief-docuseries\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PBS Lines Up Nazi Art Thief Doc Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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