Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived in the 1940's in Europe. She and her family hid in a "secret annex" in a house in the Netherlands to escape the Nazis. While in hiding, she wrote daily in her diary about her life in hiding, her feelings and thoughts. She and her family were in hiding for two years until they were discovered. Anne Frank eventually died of typhus in a concentration camp in 1945.
Later, her diary was found and published. It became famous worldwide. It isn't surprising that a poem written by her would smash the auction estimate. The poem was written to her friend "Cri-Cri" and sold for 140,000 euros ($148,00) which was four to five times what was expected. It was sold to a private buyer whose name was not disclosed.
I think that this poem should have been put in a museum for everybody to see. In the article, there was no reason stated why the poem should be sold to an individual. I do not think that this poem should have been sold to a person. I do not believe this was the right choice. Also, if put in a museum, there would most likely be higher security and protection.
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/23/europe/netherlands-anne-frank-poem-auction/
Sadly a ton of artifacts that deserve to be in museums are sold to private buyers every day. This is not the first time or the last time something like this will happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it should be put in museums for other people to observe. It's sad that pieces of history like this don't get the respect they deserve/
ReplyDeleteI agree, the poem should have been preserved. It is sad to think that an artifact like this will be given to someone who will not care for it like it should be.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the person who received the poem will donate it to a museum, since it is such a precious object. If this person just keeps the poem for themselves it could very easily be damaged so hopefully they have enough common sense to give it to a museum.
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