Obtaining art through LEGAL means

Recently The Art Newspaper had an article about the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently returning two sculptures to Cambodia that were looted over 20 years ago.

Art restitution from looting and Nazi pogroms lead to many artworks not being held by rightful owners after WWII. The courts are doing their best to return property to its rightful owner.

This article is the FIRST I have encountered about looting in Cambodia. The looting in Koh Kur was a result of civil war in the 1970s. The looting and destruction of palaces and temples continued in Cambodia until 2006.

Read more on the above link to learn about Cambodia's struggle to recover its cultural heritage! The Plain Dealer

in Cleveland has an article about the artwork they have in their possession that is being sought. The kneeling Hindu monkey goddess has been on exhibition in Cleveland since 1982.