George Leslie Stout's guest appearances

George Leslie Stout

Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art

Oral History Interview Excerpts: Monuments Men

Judy Chicago

Thomas Carr

Dennis Oppenheim

Walker Hancock

Stanton L. Catlin

Frank Romero

Carmen Lomas Garza

Joan Snyder

Otto Wittmann

Willie Herrón

Gilbert Luján

Charles Parkhurst

Lane Faison

Robert Bechtle

Andrew Carnduff Ritchie

OwlTail

George Leslie Stout (1897-1978) was a museum director and prominent art conservator in Massachusetts. Stout was one of the first U.S. soldiers to be assigned to the MFAA Section and played a prominent role in the recovery of art work stolen by the Nazis. He was appointed Lieutenant Commander of the MFAA unit and supervised the inventorying and removal of looted artwork hidden in the salt mines of Merkers and Ransbach in Thuringia, Germany and in other repositories in France and the Netherlands. In this audio clip Stout speaks of his experience as a MFAA officer, especially the poor storage conditions in the salt mines.

George Leslie Stout interview excerpt