Monuments Men Group Bets on Playing Cards to Find Lost Art

Monuments Men Group Bets on Playing Cards to Find Lost Art
Anna Bottinelli, president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, displays playing cards at the organization's office in Dallas on March 21, 2022. LM Otero/AP Photo
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DALLAS—A group dedicated to finishing the work of World War II’s Monuments Men is betting on a deck of playing cards—and reward money—to help find missing works of art taken by the Nazis.

Inspired by the U.S. military’s history of creating playing cards related to missions, the Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art on Wednesday announced the creation of the deck focusing on works—including paintings, sculptures, and reliquaries—they believe still exist.