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Harold Diamond
Born1926
Died1982
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArt dealer
SpouseHester Diamond
ChildrenMike 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]

Together with his wife Hester Diamond, they assembled "one of the great postwar collections of modern art in New York".[3]

He was married to Hester Diamond, and their son Mike D is a musician, and founding member of the Beastie Boys.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Harold Diamond". New York Times. November 23, 1982. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Art: By Appointment Only". Time. August 3, 1970. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Moore, Susan (January 9, 2015). "Art publishing: Old masters in a virtual world". The Financial Times. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "New York art dealer gets six years prison for fraud". Reuters. August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2019.