Maria Altmann

Maria Altmann
Maria Altmannwas an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, which at that time was occupied by the Nazis. She is noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim from the Government of Austria five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt stolen by the Nazis during World War II...
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To see them here is a dream come true. Los Angeles has been my hometown for so long, so to have them here is beyond words. I'm going to come here very often and bring friends to see them.
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I tell you, frankly, I had a very good feeling the last few days. I had a very positive feeling thinking things will go all right. I'm thrilled that it came to this end.
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I would also like the portraits to remain in Austria.
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To see them here is a dream come true.
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It is very meaningful to me that they are seen by anybody who wants to see them, because that would have been the wish of my aunt.
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Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything was taken - but material values at the time didn't matter one bit. It was only after that it did matter.
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The paintings have been in Vienna for 68 years, and people in Europe saw them all the time. I thought it would be a beautiful thing to show them in this country.
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I couldn't be happier and more grateful that they happened to come to Los Angeles, which has been my hometown for so long. That they are now here is just too good for words.
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I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed.