The Elevator to the Heavens
Joseph Duveen
Art dealer and collector
“The grandest of art dealers and advisor to some of the most acquisitive collectors the world had seen”
Would sell art for more by saying it was “not for sale” first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Duveen,_1st_Baron_Duveen 4
William Randolph Hearst
One of the greatest art collectors in the world
Client of Duveen
Had an insatiable appetite for art
Had an income of 160 million
Ended up 1.6 billion in debt
The elevator to the heavens is the elevator going up to his three-story apartment in NYC, which was filled with art.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle
