The Reporter Robert said that the story was cut and he could not include the very positive quotes from the famous curator @ + Peter Selz of MoMA fame who visited the mural and gave us the beautiful letter of endorsement nor from @ +Harry Rand the Harvard art historian who wrote the 1983 book on Hundertwasser just reprinted. He works at the Smithsonian as a senior curator and has been very encouraging to our efforts over the years. He is the one who said to take the slow and the high road through academic and curatorial circles. He said that we could qualify for grants for the restoration of the mural and the film and scholarly monograph about this remarkable work. We were in the running for a $400,000 dollar grant with a Swiss bank and almost got it. I know we are getting close now to finding the right partners.
@+Andrea Furst the director of the Hundertwasser Archive has continued to support out efforts with her words and suggestions
@ +Philipp Gutbrod the curator who visited the mural three years ago and was quoted so favorably in the first big story in the Brooklyn Eagle has also continued to encourage and support our effort.
Finally Ralf Wittig the conservator in his museum who worked with Hundertwassers is also waiting patiently to continue the restoration when funding allows. His five page condition report is on our site.
We have over time developed an online presence that we hope will give us credibility and bring forward the support we need to move the project quickly forward. I and my family brother +Steven Muth , sister+ Mary Muth and mother+ Patricia Muth have invested a lot of time and money into the effort and we think it will soon result in a great reward, the restoration of Hundertwassers collaborative masterwork. The money that is derived from the eventual sale of the restored mural as well as the books and films will allow us all to contribute to the causes close to our hearts and take care of two sick family members suffering from Lyme's Disease,
My brother +Steven Muth helped co-found www.NYCMedics.org . We hope to fund this important effort that saves lives with a part of the proceeds. He an my Sister +Mary Muth who is a PA are handling the business aspects of the project. I stick to the art world and restoration aspects that I am better suited for by experience and inclination.
My father Edward L. Muth worked with AID,WHO, and the UNDP, United Nations Development Program would I think be proud of our efforts with this cultural and Humanitarian effort.
Best wishes from NYC Chris Muth
