Harold Diamond Explained

Harold Diamond
Birth Date:1926
Death Date:1982
Nationality:American
Occupation:Art dealer
Spouse:Hester Klein
Children:Mike D

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

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]

Notes and References

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