# Shelby White

> American philanthropist, art collector (1938-2023)

**Wikidata**: [Q63213013](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63213013)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_White)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shelby-white


## References

1. [Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/-/media/files/about-the-met/annual-reports/2012_2013/annual-report-2013.pdf)
2. [Looted antiquities returned to Turkey and Italy were seized from New York home of Met trustee Shelby White](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/02/looted-antiquities-returned-to-turkey-and-italy-were-seized-from-new-york-home-of-met-trustee-shelby-white)
3. [Source](https://www.medalofphilanthropy.org/white-shelby/)
4. [$200 Million Gift Prompts a Debate Over Antiquities](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/arts/200-million-gift-prompts-a-debate-over-antiquities.html)
5. [Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/glories_of_the_past_ancient_art_from_the_shelby_white_and_leon_levy_collection)
6. Material Consequences of Contemporary Classical Collecting
7. [At the Met, She Holds Court. At Home, She Held 71 Looted Antiquities](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/arts/design/shelby-white-the-met-antiquities-investigation.html)
8. [Looted artifacts found in Met trustee’s home were bought ‘in good faith’](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/22/shelby-white-looted-artifacts-met-museum-art)
9. [Two looted antiquities seized in New York will be returned to Iraq](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/05/24/iraqi-antiquities-seized-new-york-repatriated)
10. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/arts/design/shelby-white-the-met-antiquities-investigation.html)