Franz Bader Gallery and Bookstore

"Franz Bader was born in Vienna in 1903. His mother was a painter, and his father owned a flour business. Franz became a bookseller and by the mid-1930s owned the oldest bookstore in Vienna, the Wallishausser'sche Buchhandlung. Following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938, Franz, like other Jews, lost his business, and he and his first wife, Antonia, known as Tony, were fortunate to escape to the United States. On arriving in Washington, D.C., Franz worked in James Whyte's bookstore, selling foreign language books and maps as well as modern art. After the war, Franz opened his own art gallery, where he also sold art and foreign language books. Tony Bader died in 1966, and in 1971 Franz married Virginia Forman.
He wanted to continue this work after his death and decided, with his wife, Virginia, to establish a fund to help mature artists to continue working to develop their talent."