The Golden Genius: The Amazing Life of Maria Altmann - Couverture souple

Mason, Fergus; LifeCaps

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1502954788 ISBN 13 : 9781502954787

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

When the Nazi regime swept into Austria, families were torn apart, lives were uprooted, and treasures of culture and history were seized without mercy. Among those who lost everything was Maria Altmann, a young woman who fled with her husband to escape persecution. They left behind not only their home and loved ones but also priceless works of art that had been in the family for generations.

For decades, those paintings—most famously Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I—hung in museums, celebrated as masterpieces while their rightful owners lived in exile. Altmann built a life in the United States, far from Vienna, but the memory of what had been taken never faded.

Years later, against great odds, she began a legal battle that would reach the highest courts. Her fight was not only for her family’s art but also for justice itself. What unfolded was a landmark case that reshaped the way the world views looted cultural property and the rights of Holocaust survivors and their descendants.

This biography tells the story of Maria Altmann’s resilience: her escape, her determination, and her unwavering pursuit of fairness in the face of powerful opposition. It also sheds light on the larger struggle of countless survivors who sought to reclaim the lives, histories, and legacies stolen from them during one of history’s darkest chapters.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Maria Altmann and her husband fled their homeland when the Nazi regime came to Austria and threatened their lives. They left their loved ones, their property, and everything that was in it--including their family’s artwork. Altmann eventually settled in the United States, but did not forget the past that was stolen from her. Several dozens of years later, Altmann had her day in court, and changed everything. Because of her will to reclaim what rightfully belonged to her family, museums worldwide were forced to give back artwork that had been stolen and looted. This book paints a new picture of how Holocaust survivors rebuilt and reclaimed the lives that were taken from them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1502954788
• ISBN 13: 9781502954787
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 131
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg