# @ngadc on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYz3DKzHaAc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65896348-ngadc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T17:30:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) — https://gondola.cc/ngadc

## Caption

Ever heard of the Monuments Men? They were the group that risked their lives during WWII to protect and recover art across Europe.

But here’s a twist: several of them were actually National Gallery employees. Yep, the staff lore here is honestly unmatched.

Swipe to uncover the story ➡️ #ArtUncovered
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📷 National Gallery of Art Archives. Manuscript Collections, World War II Monuments Men. Edith A. Standen Papers - Photographs

📷 National Gallery of Art Archives. Manuscript Collections, World War II Monuments Men. Frederick Hartt Papers - Wartime Photographs

📷 National Gallery of Art Archives. Manuscript Collections, World War II Monuments Men. Frederick Hartt Papers - Florence Flood Photographs

📷 National Gallery of Art Archives. Manuscript Collections, World War II Monuments Men. Edward E. Adams Papers - Photographs

📷 National Gallery of Art Archives. Manuscript Collections, World War II Monuments Men. Craig Hugh Smyth Papers - Photographs

#art #history #explorepage

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history, art, artuncovered, explorepage

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