59. Women At War BONUS: The Witness (Rose Valland)
The Land of Desire: French History and Culture ›44:22 | Jul 14th, 2020
“To those who served to save a little of the beauty of this world.” – epigraph, memoirs of Rose Valland Surprise! I know I said I was done with Women At War, but then I im...Show More
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epekilis recommended:Aug 9th, 2020
I haven’t seen the film “The Monuments Men”, but this is an extraordinary and exciting story. According to this podcast, the Nazis plundered fully 20% of all western art in existence. Rose Valland was responsible for the return from Germany of 60,000 paintings. Sexism meant that nobody took her seri...Show More
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rmmiller364 recommended:Aug 15th, 2020
The thrilling story of art recovery from Nazis is the hook of this episode, but the lasting lesson is how difficult it is to be a person without money and connections in the art world. Little has changed!
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