Judy Montagu Author

Judy Montagu (1923–1972) was the latest in a long line of spirited, independent-minded aristocratic women. During the Second World War, she served with distinction in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. A frequent visitor to the United States, she returned often in the post-war years, and in 1962 married the American photographer and art critic Milton Gendel. The couple settled in Rome, where they raised their daughter, Anna Mathias - the editor of these diaries.

Anna Mathias is a retired teacher of Art History and Critical Thinking who worked at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. She has contributed obituaries and reviews for The Art Newspaper.