The Art Front: The Defense of French Collections 1939–1945
By Rose Valland

Published by the Monuments Men and Women Foundation
 
For the first time, Rose Valland’s memoir — The Art Front: The Defense of French Collections 1939–1945 — is available in English, offering readers an unparalleled first-person account of her courageous efforts to safeguard France’s cultural treasures during World War II.
 
This landmark edition, curated and translated by the Monuments Men and Women Foundation with invaluable support from art historian Ophélie Jouan, brings Valland’s voice to a global audience. It features a foreword by Foundation founder and chairman Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on the Monuments Men and Women.
 
Lavishly illustrated with over 100 images, this volume replaces Valland’s original black-and-white photographs with full-color reproductions wherever possible, transforming her account into both a powerful memoir and a visually rich catalog of the artworks that passed through the Musée du Jeu de Paume in Nazi-occupied Paris.
 
Details:
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-9774349-3-0
Limited Edition ISBN: 978-0-9774349-5-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024913184