[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PAYING TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR KENNETH LINDSAY

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                           Monday May 7, 2007

  Mr. HINCHEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Kenneth Lindsay, a 
most remarkable and distinguished constituent of mine. Mr. Lindsay is 
one of about a dozen living members of the Monument Men, who worked to 
save tens of thousands of works of art during World War II. Mr. Lindsay 
is also a Binghamton University Professor Emeritus of Art History where 
he chaired the Art History Department for 17 years.
  Mr. Lindsay's love of art and art history first developed while he 
was a student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He signed up 
with the Army's Signal Corps and was preparing to go overseas in 1942. 
Catching scarlet fever delayed his deployment, but it resulted in his 
eventual assignment to the Monument Men after Victory in Europe Day in 
1945. Mr. Lindsay first served as a technical corporal in London and 
was later sent to Omaha Beach.
  Following V-E Day, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of 
the U.S. Army, whose members were nicknamed the Monument Men, worked to 
save and preserve works of art that had been seized during the Nazi 
rule of Germany. Mr. Lindsay was assigned to the Monument Men in 
Wiesbaden, Germany in 1945. He personally handled some of Europe's most 
valuable works of art. A noted piece that passed through Mr. Lindsay's 
hands is the Holy Crown of Hungary, one of the most famous crowns of 
the Middle Ages. One of the most memorable pieces that he processed was 
a statue of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, which was stolen by the 
Germans in 1912.
  Wars present perilous challenges for art, and the art world is indeed 
fortunate that Mr. Lindsay was available to help put the pieces back 
together in post-war Germany. Without the dedicated work from men such 
as Mr. Lindsay, a large amount of the world's culture would have been 
lost. Mr. Lindsay's work in World War II and as a teacher of art 
history has given future generations the opportunity to enjoy history 
and the rich cultures across the world.
  Madam Speaker, it is my honor to salute Professor Emeritus Kenneth 
Lindsay for his dedication in the Army and as a teacher. He has left 
his unique mark on his students, peers, and the art community.

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