from the collection were presented in the exhibit “Cartier masterworks From The George and Frayda Lindemann Collection” at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore in 1989. The collection totaled “half an acre of diamonds, rubies, pearls and semiprecious stones set in platinum, gold and silver and features a topaz as big as the Ritz.” The San Diego Museum of Art featured pieces from the collection in a 1989 show entitled “Reflections of Elegance: Cartier Jewels from the Lindemann Collection”. The collection was the focus of a monograph published by the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1999. Art experts and archaeologists working with the Cambodian Ministry of Culture have stated that some of the Khmer artworks in Lindemann's collection were "definitely looted." Photographs of his collection included in a 2008 issue of Architectural Digest were identified as looted material sold by Douglas Latchford. Philanthropy George Lindemann and his wife Frayda were donors to both Brown and NYU where their children attended. at New York University Law School, which pays full tuition for one year for an NYU law student pursuing public service law. George Lindemann made a donation to support Brown University's Political Theory Project, an effort to encourage the study of political topics from a “variety of ideological perspectives.” The Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera is named after him and his wife. The Lindemann family also donated to the Greenwich Hospital Foundation. The Lindemann family are longtime residents of Greenwich, Connecticut. After George Lindemann died, his wife Frayda, sons Adam and George Jr., and daughter Sloan Lindemann Barnett donated to refurbish the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where George Lindemann received care. They named the ICU in honor of his doctor there, Greenwich physician James A. Brunetti, DO. Following a gift from George and Frayda B. Lindemann to Brown University, The Lindemann Performing Arts Center is set to open on campus in 2023 as a tribute to Lindemann's love of art. It is poised to help build Brown University’s reputation as a performing arts campus in many disciplines including music, theater, dance, and literary and visual arts. The center will feature a main hall with five possible configurations for many types of performances and a suite of modern studios designed for theater, music, dance, and more. Political contributions He made donations to Republican candidates, such as Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Ed Royce, Denny Rehberg, and Virginia