The Conundrum Of Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel

“Even in her lifetime, she was both adored and reviled. Was she an artist stunted by society’s restrictions on women who channeled her genius to become the inspiration for the men she consorted with? Or was she a grandiose groupie, expropriating the fame of her husbands and lovers?” (The answer is “yes.”) – The New York Review of Books