OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A national board says it won't investigate the accreditation status of the University of Oklahoma's art museum where a Nazi-looted painting hangs.
The 1886 piece, called "Shepherdess Bringing In Sheep," is currently on display at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
A French woman claims she is the rightful heir to the painting she says was stolen from her family by the Nazis during World War II. She is suing the college to have the painting returned.
The school maintains it is the painting's rightful owner. It was bequeathed the work by an oil tycoon's wife. She and her husband bought the art in a New York gallery in 1956.
The Oklahoman reports a state lawmaker asked the American Alliance of Museums to investigate the museum's accreditation status. The board says it won't because of ongoing litigation.