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Harold Diamond

Harold Diamond

American art dealer

Harold Diamond (1926–1982) was an American art dealer.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Diamond worked as a teacher in New York City's public school system, later becoming an art dealer specializing in 20th-century work.[1] He worked as a private dealer, negotiating for the discreet sale of works of art from their usually European owners to buyers who were typically American, and was known for his refusal to reveal the names of either sellers or buyers.[2]

Diamond and his wife Hester Diamond (née Klein, 1928–2020)[3] assembled "one of the great postwar collections of modern art in New York".[4] Their son Michael Diamond (Mike D) is a musician, and a founding member of the Beastie Boys.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Harold Diamond". New York Times. November 23, 1982. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Art: By Appointment Only". Time. August 3, 1970. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Gates, Anita (January 31, 2020). "Hester Diamond, Passionate Art Collector, Is Dead at 91". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Moore, Susan (January 9, 2015). "Art publishing: Old masters in a virtual world". The Financial Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "New York art dealer gets six years prison for fraud". Reuters. August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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