Press & Appearances
Richard Barancik, last of ‘monuments men’ from World War II, dies at 98
July 24, 2023
The Washington Post
His unit, tasked with safeguarding European art and culture amid the destruction and plunder of war, was dramatized in the film ‘The Monuments Men’
Richard Barancik, Last of the World War II Monuments Men, Dies at 98
July 22, 2023
The New York Times
Distinguished Lecture Series: Robert Edsel
November 20, 2022
Odessa Living Magazine
Robert Edsel gives ‘monumental’ lecture
October 9, 2022
Odessa American
Robert M. Edsel, No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of “The Monuments Men,” helped relaunch the Shepperd Leadership Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series with resounding success.
Best-Selling author of “The Monuments Men” speaking in West Texas
September 26, 2022
CBS7
Robert M. Edsel, best-selling author of “The Monuments Men,” will be in town September 27th for a free community lecture hosted by the Shepperd Leadership Institute.
Revamped Shepperd Leadership Institute Reviving Lecture Series
September 15, 2022
Odessa American
Number 1 bestselling author and leading art preservation advocate Robert M. Edsel will be the speaker Sept. 27 at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.
Dallas author, philanthropist passes baton to new Monuments Men and Women program
August 12, 2022
The Dallas Morning News
The initiative aims to build a new generation of officers to preserve cultural treasures in conflict.
Buried Secrets of the Nazis
June 1, 2022
"Expeditions Unknown" with Josh Gates
Josh Gates hunts for Third Reich secrets as he searches for stolen art in a flooded tunnel complex, tries to decode an officer's diary pointing to tons of plundered Nazi gold and visits the ruins of a city burned to ashes in the final days of WWII.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston locked in legal battle over Bernardo Bellotto painting.
March 30, 2022
KHOU-11
The museum says they possess it rightfully while grandchildren of a previous owner say it should be returned due to the way it left their heir.
This MFAH painting was purchased by Hitler's art dealer. Should it be returned to Jewish owner's family?
March 27, 2022
Houston Chronicle