Trophy Brigade

When WWII ended, the Soviets were pretty pissed off about all of the art Hitler stole from them during his aggressive campaign of power. Seeking justice and retribution, Stalin organized "Trophy Brigades" to recover the lost artwork and any other cultural valuables found in the museums, castles, and salt mines of Germany and Eastern Europe. This included items that belonged to Germany. When countries started to demand their treasures back, Russian legislature passed a law that protected the bounty as it's own national property. Sneaky Russians!

In honor of this bold movement, a new craft collective has been born. Trophy Brigade, based in Brooklyn, is the brainchild of Erica Freyberger and myself. We welcome anyone who enjoys building tiny paper houses, creating clip art collages, embroidering bloody knives, spray painting things white, painting on wood, and self-taught taxidermy to join us in our crafty efforts.