Anna Bottinelli

Nazi art-looting, provenance research, Monuments Men and Women expert | @MonumentsMWFnd President | opinions are my own

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

📚I’m excited to share that the release of my latest book, Remember Us, has been formally announced today. It will be published by @HarperHorizon on April 29, 2025, but you can pre-order your copy today. Thank you for your continued support!

https://t.co/H3Q1kY68Eg

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

✨As 2025 approaches, I’m reflecting on a moment with my sons at the Netherlands American Cemetery. In the New Year, I look forward to sharing more about these hallowed grounds & the remarkable lives they commemorate.

Until then, wishing you a happy, healthy 2025!

#RememberUs

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

🇺🇸 Fire brigade presents “sensational discovery” -flag returned after more than 80 years
...Volmar took the opportunity to thank the museum, but especially the Monuments Men and Women Foundation, without which "we probably wouldn't be standing here today." https://t.co/fRZCIOfQ6g

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

📖 Thank you for the overwhelming response to the launch of #TheArtFront! We love seeing your photos with the book.
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🌎 In a little over month, "The Art Front" reached 49 of the 50 US States (c'mon Alaska!), and almost 20 countries.
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🫶 What a fantastic way to end the year!

[Anna Bottinelli @abottinelli134]

@OphelieJouan @MonumentsMWfnd Thank you, Ophélie!

[Ophélie Jouan @OphelieJouan]

📖 The book can be ordered from the Monuments Men & Women Foundation's website, which made this project possible thanks to the determination of its president Anna Bottinelli:
https://t.co/XXtI0Jej3g

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

📖#TheArtFront - Today is the day! We couldn't be more excited to be in NYC ready to celebrate with @ChristiesInc the launch of #RoseValland's "The Art Front." Thank you, Christie's, for supporting this project and for hosting what's going to be a memorable evening.

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

✨ From rebuilding #NotreDame to preserving masterpieces damaged by war, restorers are unsung heroes safeguarding the cultural treasures that connect us to history.

In today's spotlight, the skilled individuals who dedicate their lives to restoration and preservation. #Grateful

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

On #PearlHarborDay, we spotlight #MonumentsMan Sherman Lee. During #WWII, Lee served in the Pacific, where his expertise in Asian art guided efforts to preserve Japan’s cultural treasures.

#MonumentsMen

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

✨All month, I’ll be celebrating incredible individuals & groups- past & present- who inspire me with their bravery, sacrifice & dedication to preserving our shared history.

First up, the Monuments Men & Women. Follow along to see who will be next! #heroes

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

“This is another important accomplishment in the Foundation’s ongoing mission to honor the legacy of these heroes,” said Foundation president Anna Bottinelli (@abottinelli134). “We couldn’t be prouder of the result.”

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

Thank you @WSJ for this review of #RoseValland's "The Art Front,": "... a richly textured, keenly observed, often harrowing account, suffused with courage and modesty. Anyone with even a passing interest in the subject is going to want to read it."
https://t.co/bdCoFsRHbP

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

📖📚Working under the watchful eye of Nazis, #MonumentsWoman Rose Valland risked her life to secretly & meticulously record details of their looting operation, which would prove instrumental in the recovery of thousands of stolen works.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZcaUM86Hfk

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

More than four decades after the passing of #MonumentsWoman Capt. Rose Valland, we are proud to announce the release of the first-ever English translation of her 1961 memoir, "The Art Front: The Defense of French Collections 1939-1945."
https://t.co/anAw5tZq2n

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

Today @MonumentsMWfnd released the first-ever English translation of Rose Valland’s wartime memoir, a firsthand account of risks she took & triumphs that resulted during one of history’s darkest times.

Proud to bring her story to a worldwide audience! https://t.co/Dpr2bQN3qi

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

“Anyone with even a passing interest in the subject is going to want to read it.”
- @WSJ review of @MonumentsMWfnd publication of the first-ever English translation of #MonumentsWoman Rose Valland’s wartime memoir

https://t.co/eqCuDhaIqm

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

📖 Rose Valland’s wish to see her memoir translated is finally coming true! I could not be more proud of the work of our team at @MonumentsMWfnd & I was honored to write the forward to this book, shedding light on one of the greatest heroines of the arts! https://t.co/sjGysYZPK6

[Monuments Men and Women Foundation @MonumentsMWfnd]

Rose Valland’s “The Art Front” (first ever translation into English of “Le front de l’art”) will be released in less than one month! Preorder your copy and let the countdown start! https://t.co/zdSXZY9kh7

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

A portrait of a woman in a shimmering gown by Nicolas de Largillièrre that the Monuments Men recovered after it was looted by the Nazis will be auctioned at Christie’s next month. https://t.co/LwbIYXsP5s

[Robert M. Edsel @RobertEdsel]

📸 I've looked at that wartime photo every day for two decades & even used it on the cover of my book, The Monuments Men!

James Rorimer, seen in the back row scribbling notes, would later become the Director of the @metmuseum

@nina_siegal for @nytimes:
https://t.co/y9FprZdY1p