Michelle Young
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Michelle Young is an award-winning journalist, author, and professor whose writing and photography has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, The Forward, and Narratively. She is a graduate of Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is a Professor of Architecture. She is the founder of the publication Untapped New York. She divides her time between New York City and Paris.

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Michelle Young I discovered Rose Valland while reading the book Göring's Man in Paris, by Jonathan Petropoulos, in early 2021. Every time Rose appeared on the page, …moreI discovered Rose Valland while reading the book Göring's Man in Paris, by Jonathan Petropoulos, in early 2021. Every time Rose appeared on the page, she popped! For many years I only read non-fiction books about female spies (A Woman of No Importance, Madame Fourcade's Secret War) and I was shocked I had not heard of her and that there had not been a narrative non-fiction book dedicated just to her. Thus began my quest, which began with showing up in Rose's home town in France to see what I could discover and track down. (less)
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"True stories about heroes and heroines are always interesting, but this story about an unassuming woman who fiercely protected valuable artworks during WWII is absorbing and incredible. Rose Valland had a love of art at a young age, but in those days" Read more of this review »
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"Rose Valland was without a doubt one of the most important figures in the art world. But if you like me, you hadn't heard much about her. Thanks to Michelle Young's excellent biography The Art Spy, Ms. Valland will finally get the recognition that sh" Read more of this review »
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“In an uncertain political climate, art was a reminder of the beauty in the world and humanity’s capacity for creation.”
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“an uncertain political climate, art was a reminder of the beauty in the world and humanity’s capacity for creation.”
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