Podcast appearances and mentions of Maria Altmann

This week's episode of then & now is part of a series examining the effects of one of the most powerful and destructive natural disasters in U.S. history: the Los Angeles Wildfires. Co-sponsored by the L.A. History Collaborative— a new consortium of cultural institutions and historians committed to using the tools of history to assist in the reconstruction of the lives and stories of those deeply affected by the L.A. Wildfires—we sit down with E. Randol Schoenberg, an LA-based lawyer and genealogist, to discuss the lives and cultural property lost during this devastating event. As the grandson of Austrian-American composers Arnold Schoenberg and Erich Zeisl, both of whom emigrated to the U.S. to escape the terror of Nazism in Europe and subsequently settled in West L.A, Randy serves as a custodian of his family's historical legacy. Tragically, Randy's family not only lost several homes in the fires but also the entire inventory of sales and rental materials from Belmont Music Publishers, which included manuscripts, original scores, and printed works. The German-Jewish immigrant community has experienced significant cultural loss due to the wildfires, as the Pacific Palisades has historically served as a social hub for German-speaking cultural figures in the mid-twentieth century. In order to memorialize what has been lost, Randy underscores the necessity of recounting and documenting this critical history.E. Randol Schoenberg is an American lawyer and genealogist, based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks, particularly those by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. Schoenberg is widely known as one of the central figures of the 2015 film Woman in Gold, which depicted the case of Maria Altmann against the government of Austria. He is also the subject of the 2023 genealogical documentary Fioretta.Further ReadingBelmont Music PublishersA treasure house of composer Arnold Schoenberg's music destroyed in Palisades fireAfter Nazi Plunder, A Quest To Bring Home The 'Woman In Gold'Villa Aurora

ADÈLE BLOCH-BAUER, CE NOM NE VOUS DIT RIEN ? ET POURTANT VOUS L'AVEZ DÉJÀ ENTENDU, OU DU MOINS VU. ADÈLE, C'EST LE PRÉNOM DE CETTE FEMME MYSTIQUE, QUI APPARAIT SUR LE PLUS CELÈBRE TABLEAU DE KLIMT. ADÈLE, C'EST LA FEMME À LA ROBE JAUNE ET AUX CHEVEUX NOIRS. ADÈLE, C'EST L'APOGÉE DE LA SÉCESSION VIENNOISE. ADÈLE, C'EST LA DAME EN OR. MAIS DERRIÈRE L'OR ET LES ÉTOFFES, SE CACHE UNE HISTOIRE, UNE AFFAIRE : LE PROCÈS DE LA DAME EN OR. LE PORTRAIT D'ADELE BLOCH BAUER C'EST AUSSI UN VOL. PAR QUI ? PAR LES NAZIS. DURANT TOUT LE 20ÈME SIÈCLE, LA JOCONDE VIENNOISE FAIT LA FIERTÉ D'UNE AUTRICHE QUI, DANS SES PLUS BELLES HEURES, FUT LA CAPITALE CULTURELLE DU MONDE. FACE À L'INJUSTICE, LA DEMANDE DE  RÉPARATION. C'EST SA NIÈCE, MARIA ALTMANN, QUI, À L'AUNE DU 21 ÈME SIÈCLE, ENTAMERA L'UN DES PLUS GRANDS PROCÈS DE L'HISTOIRE DE L'ART. ELLE, LA DEMANDERESSE, CONTRE LA DEFENSE, LA GALERIE DE VIENNE ET UN ETAT. APRÈS LA SPOLIATION, C'EST LE TEMPS DE LA RESTITUTION. EN 30 MIN CE PODCAST PROPOSE L'ÉTUDE DU DESTIN CROISÉ DE DEUX FEMMES LIÉES PAR LE SANG ET PAR UNE HISTOIRE HORS DU COMMUN. ENTRE ANALYSE HISTORICO-CULTURELLE ET ANALYSE JURIDIQUE, L'ÉPISODE VOUS FAIT VOYAGER DANS UNE AUTRE ÈRE, CELLE DU CYCLE D'OR DE KLIMT ET DES PANS SOMBRES DE L'HISTOIRE. Montage, son, communication : Léa Brayette Écriture et voix : Ambre Duval et Léa Brayette

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.Support the show

As the Nazi war machine rampaged across Europe it did not just take territory and resources from its conquests but also many thousands of pieces of art and other antiquities. Stolen from both galleries and individual victims of Nazi crimes allied troops discovered hidden caches of priceless artworks throughout Europe. As the war proceeded it had been recognised that these cultural treasures needed protection from the fighting and where necessary rescued and returned to their rightful owners. This job fell to the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) often known as "Monuments Men". Around 400 strong this team of dedicated art historians and museum staff risked their lives on the frontlines in order to save some of the world's most precious cultural heritage. To help tell the story of these brave men and women Dan is joined by Robert Edsel founder of the Monuments Men Foundation. Robert guides us through the formation of the MFAA, its role during and after the war and the ongoing going work by his foundation to continue their legacy and reunite works of art that remain missing with their rightful owners.In the second half of the podcast, Dan speaks to Eric 'Randy' Schoenberg an American lawyer and genealogist, based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks, particularly those by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. Randy successfully sued the Austrian government on behalf of his client Maria Altmann and reclaimed five Gustav Klimt paintings that had been taken during the war. He talks about how he came to specialize in this aspect of the law, the case itself and the impact the return of the paintings had on both Maria's family and him. This episode was first broadcast on 16 September 2021.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe to History Hit today!Download History Hit app from the Google Play store.Download History Hit app from the Apple Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the OETA Movie Club Podcast, host Robert Burch and director Jeff Morava do a deep dive into the 2015 biographical drama, "Woman in Gold",  directed by Simon Curtis and written by Alexi Kaye Campbell. The film stars Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jonathan Pryce. The film is based on the true story of Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish refugee living in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, who, together with her young lawyer, Randy Schoenberg, fought the government of Austria for almost a decade to reclaim Gustav Klimt's iconic painting of her aunt Adele Bloch-Bauer, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which was stolen from her relatives by the Nazis in Vienna just prior to World War II. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and tune in to Woman in Gold on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9 pm and Friday, May 6 at 11 pm on  OETA.

As the Nazi war machine rampaged across Europe it did not just take territory and resources from its conquests but also many thousands of pieces of art and other antiquities. Stolen from both galleries and individual victims of Nazi crimes allied troops discovered hidden caches of priceless artworks throughout Europe. As the war had proceeded it had been recognised that these cultural treasures needed protection from the fighting and where necessary rescuing and returning to their rightful owners. This job fell the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) often known as "Monuments Men". Around 400 strong this team of dedicated art historians and museum staff risked their lives on the frontlines in order to save some of the world's most precious cultural heritage. To help tell the story of these brave men and women Dan is joined by Robert Edsel founder of the Monuments Men Foundation. Robert guides us through the formation of the MFAA, its role during and after the war and the ongoing going work by his foundation to continue their legacy and reunite works of art that remain missing with their rightful owners.In the second half of the podcast, Dan speaks to Eric 'Randy' Schoenberg an American lawyer and genealogist, based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks, particularly those by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. Randy successfully sued the Austrian government on behalf of his client Maria Altmann and reclaiming five Gustav Klimt paintings that had been taken during the war. He talks about how he came to specialize in this aspect of the law, the case itself and the impact the return of the paintings had on both Maria's family and him. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the Nazi war machine rampaged across Europe it did not just take territory and resources from its conquests but also many thousands of pieces of art and other antiquities. Stolen from both galleries and individual victims of Nazi crimes allied troops discovered hidden caches of priceless artworks throughout Europe. As the war had proceeded it had been recognised that these cultural treasures needed protection from the fighting and where necessary rescuing and returning to their rightful owners. This job fell the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) often known as "Monuments Men". Around 400 strong this team of dedicated art historians and museum staff risked their lives on the frontlines in order to save some of the world's most precious cultural heritage. To help tell the story of these brave men and women Dan is joined by Robert Edsel founder of the Monuments Men Foundation. Robert guides us through the formation of the MFAA, its role during and after the war and the ongoing going work by his foundation to continue their legacy and reunite works of art that remain missing with their rightful owners.In the second half of the podcast, Dan speaks to Eric 'Randy' Schoenberg an American lawyer and genealogist, based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks, particularly those by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. Randy successfully sued the Austrian government on behalf of his client Maria Altmann and reclaiming five Gustav Klimt paintings that had been taken during the war. He talks about how he came to specialize in this aspect of the law, the case itself and the impact the return of the paintings had on both Maria's family and him. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Somehow we have yet to cover a film starring Helen Mirren, but this episode, we rectify that with 2015′s Woman in Gold. Mirren stars in the true story as Maria Altmann, a woman who fled the Nazis and later sought restitution of her very famous family paintings by Gustav Klimt. The film also stars Ryan … Continue reading "157 – Woman in Gold"

I Nazisti avevano una vera e propria ossessione per le opere d'arte. Molte di queste non hanno fatto mai ritorno ai loro legittimi proprietari, ma non fu così per il ritratto di Adele Bloch-Bauer realizzato da Gustav Klimt. Il quadro, che i nazisti chiamavano La donna in oro, per nascondere l'origine ebrea della modella, dopo una lunga e travagliata battaglia legale tornò alla famiglia a cui era stata tolto, grazie all'impegno di Maria Altmann, nipote di Adele, la donna del dipinto.

In the 2015 film “Woman in Gold,” Ryan Reynolds plays Randy Schoenberg, a 30-something lawyer who takes up the case of a family friend named Maria Altmann, played by Helen Mirren, who is trying to retrieve a painting from Austria that had belonged to her family as a child before it was stolen by Nazis in World War II. While such a matter would not typically receive the attention of Hollywood, this was no ordinary case and no ordinary painting. Authored by the world-famous Gustav Klimt, the painting, known as the “Woman in Gold,” was by the late 1990s regarded as the "Mona Lisa" of Austria. Against all odds, Randy opted to sue the Republic of Austria, citing a little known exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which earned the case international attention, eventually making its way to the United States Supreme Court, where Randy argued the landmark case and won. In this episode, the real Randy Schoenberg '84 tells his story. A native of Los Angeles, Randy attended Harvard School, Princeton University, and USC Law, citing the role of various educators in preparing Randy for his moment on the world stage. Randy references Lee Carlson '50 and James Lander of Harvard School, in addition to Erwin Chemerinsky and Edwin "Rip" Smith of USC Law, as profound educational influences.

Gregor Collins is an author, speaker, actor and contributor living in New York. He started his career in Los Angeles producing reality TV before shifting gears to acting, performing on stage, on television and in independent feature films. His writing and acting have been featured in “The Los Angeles Times,” “The Guardian,” “Huffington Post,” “Publishers Weekly,” “Cinema Editor Magazine” and others, as well as on Off-Broadway stages across New York. Collins travels the globe with his memoir ”The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann,” sharing with audiences his experience caring for Altmann, who was portrayed by Helen Mirren in the movie ”Woman in Gold.” (2015). His newest book released this year is The accidental caregiver Part 2: Saying YES to a world without Altmann. Collins also created and curates ”Humans in My Phone,” an ongoing micro-documentary series featuring the humans in his phone.   In this episode we talk about how he became a caregiver, caregiving for Maria Altmann, developing a memorable bond with her, grieving her loss, travelling to Austria in her memory, writing his two books, finding hope again after loss, and grief dreams of her.   You can find more about Gregor at www.gregorcollins.com or follow him on Instagram (@gregorgcollins)

akaRadioRed welcomes two outspoken creatives. Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber, queer clergywoman, professor, and author, has painted 150+ folk-feminist iconography paintings, collages, and subversive sister saints that have been featured on the Tiny House Nation TV show, NPR's Progressive Spirit, Ms. Magazine, and Maya Angelou's Memorial Celebration. Her non-profit, The Tehom Center, empowers marginalized women through art, writing, retreats, and academic courses. tehomcenter.org Gregor Collins went from producing reality TV to acting on stage, TV and independent feature films. He is the author of The Accidental Caregiver, chronicling his experience caring for Holocaust refugee Maria Altmann. Gregor's side-project is the iphone video micro-documentary series, Humans in My Phone. His advice: “It's just not enough to do what you love. That's not living. Do what you love, with love. That's living.” gregorcollins.com/humansinmyphone Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Loving Your Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes two outspoken creatives. Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber, queer clergywoman, professor, and author, has painted 150+ folk-feminist iconography paintings, collages, and subversive sister saints that have been featured on the Tiny House Nation TV show, NPR’s Progressive Spirit, Ms. Magazine, and Maya Angelou’s Memorial Celebration. Her non-profit, The Tehom Center, empowers marginalized women through art, writing, retreats, and academic courses. tehomcenter.org Gregor Collins went from producing reality TV to acting on stage, TV and independent feature films. He is the author of The Accidental Caregiver, chronicling his experience caring for Holocaust refugee Maria Altmann. Gregor’s side-project is the iphone video micro-documentary series, Humans in My Phone. His advice: “It's just not enough to do what you love. That's not living. Do what you love, with love. That's living.” gregorcollins.com/humansinmyphone Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Loving Your Creativity!

Needing a job to make ends meet, Gregor Collins stumbled into one of the most meaningful three years of his life. With absolutely no experience as a personal caregiver, his friend begged him to work for Maria Altmann, the inspiration for the film Woman in Gold. Having survived the holocaust she went on to live a life filled with meaning and depth, and also great love. She then pursued what many thought would be a hopeless lawsuit, fighting to having the art stolen from her family returned to them, including Woman in Gold, a Klimt painting of her aunt. Defying expectation, she won. And getting to know her Gregor could see how her tenacity, charm and sheer lovability must have contributed to the result. His initial reluctance to take on the job turned into three years of adventure, learning and love. At the end of her life and the start of his, their deep affection saw them both through and helped them towards the next steps; the end of her life and the fulfillment of his.

Needing a job to make ends meet, Gregor Collins stumbled into one of the most meaningful three years of his life. With absolutely no experience as a personal caregiver, his friend begged him to work for Maria Altmann, the inspiration for the film Woman in Gold. Having survived the holocaust she went on to live a life filled with meaning and depth, and also great love. She then pursued what many thought would be a hopeless lawsuit, fighting to having the art stolen from her family returned to them, including Woman in Gold, a Klimt painting of her aunt. Defying expectation, she won. And getting to know her Gregor could see how her tenacity, charm and sheer lovability must have contributed to the result. His initial reluctance to take on the job turned into three years of adventure, learning and love. At the end of her life and the start of his, their deep affection saw them both through and helped them towards the next steps; the end of her life and the fulfillment of his.

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Perfect Rob Roy Gregor started out producing reality TV, but he later found a love for acting—let it be the stage,  television or an Indie film, his inner thespian needed an outlet. Although, life had more instore for him. After taking a side hustle job as a caregiver for 92 year-old Holocaust refugee, Maria Altmann, his life changed in ways he never thought possible. His time spent with this fascinating woman inspired his book, “The Accidental Caregiver,” which he describes as one part memoir, one part art and European history, and one part love story. The connection between Maria and Gregor was obviously strong, since he will soon release his second book, “The Accidental Caregiver, PART 2.” #CocktailingAloneTogether and want another cocktail recipe to sip while you curl-up with Gregor’s inspiring book? Then head over to our library of libations. Don't forget to subscribe, download and review to share your thoughts about the show!

Gregor is an author, speaker, and contributor living in Washington, DC. Starting his career in Los Angeles producing reality TV, he eventually shifted gears to acting, performing on stage, on television, and in independent feature films. His writing and acting have been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Cinema Editor Magazine, and many others, as well as on Off and Off-Off-Broadway stages across New York. Gregor travels the world as a keynote speaker for his book The Accidental Caregiver, which chronicles his real-life experience caring for Holocaust refugee Maria Altmann in the last three years of her life.www.gregorcollins.com

Join Bobbi & Mike as they talk with Gregor Collins, author of “The Accidental Caregiver”, about his life-changing experience of caring for Holocaust refugee, Maria Altmann. Starting his career in Los Angeles producing reality TV, Gregor eventually shifted gears to acting, performing on stage, on television, and in independent feature films. His writing and acting have been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Cinema Editor Magazine and many others, as well as on Off-Off Broadway stages across New York. Gregor travels around the world as a keynote speaker for his books, “The Accidental Caregiver” and "The Accidental Caregiver Part 2". Don't forget to subscribe, download, and review to share your thoughts about the show! To find out more about Bobbi and Mike or the inspiration behind this podcast, Rodger That, head over to rodgerthat.show.

Adele's Wish is the controversial story behind the world's most valuable painting, the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt. The film recounts the struggle of 92 year old Los Angeles resident Maria Altmann, who sued Austria to recover five Klimt paintings stolen from her family in Vienna by the Nazi's in 1938. The paintings were considered national treasures by Austria and were proudly displayed in Vienna's Belvedere Museum for over sixty years. Although it began as a legal dispute, it evolved into a political, cultural and ethical confrontation. In the process, Austria was forced to re-examine not only its role in Nazi art thefts, but also its anti-Semitic past. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehistoryexpress/support

Gregor Collins, author, speaker, actor and contributor, travels the world with his memoir The Accidental Caregiver, about his experiences caring for Maria Altmann, portrayed by Helen Mirren in Woman in Gold. Gregor launched Humans in My Phone, a micro-documentary series about his many creative friends. Gregor introduces us to these HIMPs: Consolee Nishimwe is a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, recounted in her memoir, Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience and Hope. She was awarded the 2013 ASALH Living Legacy Award, What Better Looks Like Award, and New York City Council’s recognition award. In SAFE Magazine #1, Together for Girls Organization named her one of 50 Global Heroes who help stop sexual violence against children. Maxine Wanderer, a 12-year-old actress and dancer, is a member of Child’s Play, NY Shakespeare Players and The Brooklyn Ballet Conservatory Program. She won a Best Actress Award and Best Youth Actor Award for playing the lead in the Fantasy Short "Sylphvania Grove". Maxine has appeared on NBC’s The Blacklist, Saturday Night Live and Bon Appetit’s Kids Try Food Series. Jordan Yanco is a dialect coach with more than 60 accents. He's worked with Al Pacino (on The Pirates of Somalia) and other A-list actors. He is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), Linguistics Society of America (LSA), and the American Dialect Society (ADS). 

Gregor Collins is an author, speaker, actor and contributor who started his career in Los Angeles producing nonfiction TV, before shifting to acting, where he performed on stage, television, and in independent films. He travels the world with his memoir The Accidental Caregiver, speaking about his experiencing caring for Maria Altmann, who was portrayed by Helen Mirren in the movie Woman in Gold. He recently launched Humans in My Phone, a micro-documentary series about how some of his friends are waxing the creative life. Appreciation to Casey Ryan for introducing us to Gregor.   Michael Llewellyn is the author of 22 published books in a variety of genres. The Goat Castle Murder was his most challenging book yet. “The details of the murder, trial and aftermath are as factual as I could make them, but with information on the private lives of Jennie Merrill and her circle often embellished or contradictory, the events leading up to that fateful August night in 1932 had to be fictionalized.” Michael will also discuss another of his favorite works. "After 22 books of historical and contemporary fiction, time travel, mystery and nonfiction travel, I decided it was time to throw some Southern humor into the career mix. Drawn from my childhood, the result was Unrefined, Sugar, a gleeful take on everything good and bad about Dixie, and then some." http://michael-llewellyn.net/  

My guest today is author, filmmaker, producer, actor, and speaker, Gregor Collins (I'm sure he’s done even more than that as well!). Gregor tells me all about the creative journey he's been on, really for his entire life. And we do talk about the time he worked on a Girls Gone Wild tour. YES, that Girls Gone Wild. But we also chat about his very, very special relationship with Holocaust survivor, Maria Altmann. Gregor wrote an amazing book about her, called The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann.  These days, Gregor is working on a newer project, called HUMANS IN MY PHONE, an ongoing microdocumentary series about creativity, featuring the eclectic blend of creative friends Gregor has over the years. Gregor is a creative, funny, and interesting man. So sit back enjoy this one. Click here for more PEOPLE WE LOVE

Sep. 5, 2015. Anne-Marie O'Connor discusses "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Journalist and author Anne-Marie O'Connor has covered post-Soviet Cuba, American artists and intellectuals, and wars in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. While a student at the University of California at Berkeley, she and fellow students created an award-winning documentary about the repression of Chilean mural artists after the 1973 military coup. O'Connor has worked as a writer for Reuters, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, UPI and the Cox Newspaper chain. Her work has also been featured in Esquire, the Christian Science Monitor and The Nation. Her award-winning book, "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," is the best-selling story of Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" and Maria Altmann's legal battle to reclaim it from Austria along with several other Gustav Klimt paintings. O'Connor's book inspired the movie "Woman in Gold." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6910

Sep. 5, 2015. After a multimedia overview of the Hollywood industry by A. Scott Berg, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday moderated a panel on making books into movies with Lawrence Wright, Anne-Marie O'Connor & Berg at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: With the publication of his first book, "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius," in 1978, A. Scott Berg won a National Book Award. His third book, "Lindbergh," about the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. Just 12 days after Katharine Hepburn died in 2003, Berg published "Kate Remembered," based on his 20-year friendship with the actress. Berg is well-known for the exhaustive research he does for his works, and he began research in 2000 for his recent biography, "Wilson," about the onetime president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey and 28th president of the United States. Speaker Biography: Pulitzer Prize-winning Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker as well as an author, screenwriter and playwright. He is the author of the novel "Noriega: God's Favorite" and the script for the movie by the same name. His best-selling nonfiction works include the award-winning "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief" and his newest book, "Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace," Wright is also a keyboard player for the Austin blues band WhoDo. Speaker Biography: Journalist and author Anne-Marie O'Connor has covered post-Soviet Cuba, American artists and intellectuals, and wars in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. While a student at the University of California at Berkeley, she and fellow students created an award-winning documentary about the repression of Chilean mural artists after the 1973 military coup. O'Connor has worked as a writer for Reuters, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, UPI and the Cox Newspaper chain. Her work has also been featured in Esquire, the Christian Science Monitor and The Nation. Her award-winning book, "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," is the best-selling story of Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" and Maria Altmann's legal battle to reclaim it from Austria along with several other Gustav Klimt paintings. O'Connor's book inspired the movie "Woman in Gold." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6890

Woman In Gold - (2015) Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Woman In Gold - (2015) Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Gustav Klimt. Helen Mirren. The same director who brought us “My Week with Marilyn”. Hollister & O’Toole were asked to moderate a panel of experts (weighing in on the art, the legal issues, and the movie itself) in conjunction with a special premiere screening of “Woman in Gold”. The panel was so informative, we wanted to share some of that information with our listeners. So Jerry Forman, Esq. was kind enough to join us in our studio – Jerry is well-known in legal circles for his work on seeking restitution for Nazi crimes – he also happens to be the author of Graphic History of Antisemitism. Jerry provides great insight into Maria Altmann’s case – a fascinating triumph – everything from what to do if you find yourself before the U.S. Supreme Court and you don’t understand the question – to how Maria Altmann’s attorney found jurisdiction in a bookstore. Ryan Reynolds might have played a lawyer on the big screen, but “Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act” naturally rolls right off Jerry’s tongue. Meanwhile, O’Toole’s nose was in the book inspired by the same set of characters: The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O’Connor. O’Toole thinks the book should be an entire mini-series (The Orient Express! Syphilis! Bambi!) – it’s that rich. As always, Hollister humorously keeps us all on track – weighing in on the performances (Jonathan Pryce; Katie Holmes; Elizabeth McGovern) – and what she thinks of both the painting and the movie. Trust us: if you’re a deep-diver, this is one podcast you don’t want to miss.

Reporter Anne-Marie O'Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O'Connor's background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O'Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers' lives. O'Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler's henchmen commandeered Adele's home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O'Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family's legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it's terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Anne-Marie O’Connor uses the iconic gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to engage us in the exciting cultural life of fin-de-siecle Vienna, where wealthy Jewish patrons supported the work of ground-breaking artists, lived in grand homes on the famous Ringstrasse, and thought life was good and they were valued as Austrians. With O’Connor’s background in art and her skills of investigative reporting, we come to know the people who turn the art world upside down during the last years of the Empire. Klimt, rock star artist of his era, is in great demand. Her family treasured his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Austrians came to regard it as their Mona Lisa. Adele Bloch-Bauer, as O’Connor explains, was different. This wealthy Jewish woman hosted “Red Saturdays” at home, salons in which she voiced her opinions on the issues of the day, eager to implement reforms to improve workers’ lives. O’Connor characterizes her as “an unfinished woman,” for she died at 43. Wishing to immortalize Klimt, she directed that the portraits and landscapes that she and her husband had in their home be given to the Austrian Gallery. But after Adele died, life changed for Jews in Vienna: in 1938, the Anschluss made Austria part of Nazi Germany. Hitler’s henchmen commandeered Adele’s home and helped themselves to paintings and other works of art. Her family survived, barely. When the war ended, Austria kept the Klimts. When the battle to recover the Klimt portrait resumed in Los Angles in the 1990s, O’Connor interviewed Maria Altmann, niece of Adele Bloch-Bauer, who spearheaded the family’s legal case. Working with Altmann was attorney Randol Schoenberg, grandson of the famed composer and passionate advocate in the battle to recover the painting. Listen to this interview for further details of The Lady in Gold and read the book to learn more. (See the Artsy page on Klimt; it’s terrific.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington Post writer Anne-Marie O'Connor, author of The Lady in Gold, explores the artistic and cultural ferment of Vienna--driven in part by women and Jews--at the turn of the 20th century. This was the setting in which Gustav Klimt painted his famous portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer--a painting that was then stolen by the Nazis, renamed "The Lady in Gold," and displayed for decades in Austria's national Belvedere Museum. After years-long lawsuits, Bloch-Bauer's heir, Los Angeles dressmaker Maria Altmann, won the painting back.