He suspects that thousands of looted cuneiform tablets, small figurines, and bronze objects won't show up on the art market for years, as sellers wait
for international outrage to cool.
Not exact matches
When the
International Trade Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs Suniva and SolarWorld in their case against cheap Chinese solar module and cell imports, reactions were polarized: the U.S. solar industry was
outraged — as it had been
for most of the duration of the court investigation — and investors, apparently, were extremely upbeat
for the future of this same
outraged industry, sending solar stocks sky - high.
His death went viral, spurring
international outrage — and new support
for lion conservation.
Ivanka Trump sparked
outrage when she sat in
for her father at the
international meeting of world leaders.
The destruction of the Moh Hul monument in northern Belize, has garnered much national and
international attention —
outrage rather, as a portion of the late pre-classic Mayan temple was demolished
for road fill.
As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of
outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the
international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered
for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.
Over 120 people have been killed since 2010
for protesting against the theft or destruction of their land, forests or rivers, including high - profile indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, whose murder last year was the first to prompt
international outrage.
This global event pays tribute to the tale of two Portuguese students imprisoned
for raising their glasses to liberty — an injustice that so
outraged British lawyer Peter Benenson that he launched Amnesty
International on 28 May 1961 -LRB-...)