The paintings of President John F. Kennedy, civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler were part of a series called “The Movers and the Shakers” by the late George Solonevich, a painter who settled in Roanoke County after living under three dictatorships. They were reported missing April 9.
School officials sent a campuswide e-mail offering a “significant monetary reward” for the paintings’ return.
Solonevich’s daughter, Ulita Taliaferro, estimates that each painting could sell for $10,000. When Solonevich donated them in 2000, three years before he died, each was estimated at $2,400.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the painting or other tips is asked to contact Associate Director of Campus Safety John Grisetti at 540-375-2310 or Grisetti@roanoke.edu. Callers may remain anonymous.
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