Background
Esterow, Milton was born on July 28, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Bernard and Yetta (Barash) Esterow.
(From dust jacket notes: "'Art stealers are as old as art ...)
From dust jacket notes: "'Art stealers are as old as art itself, and art thieves are a wildly assorted breed, from urbane, debonair professional thieves to beatnik homosexuals, from connoisseurs of Braque and Brueghel to illiterates,' writes Mr. Esterow. The stories he tells here of these thieves and their thieveries read like the best suspense fiction, particularly the art stealers' misadventures with the loot. As Mark Twain commented, 'How easy it is to steal a white elephant, but how hard to get rid of it.' The book ranges from the account of the most famous art thief of them all, Vincenzo Perugia, who in 1911 carried off the 'Mona Lisa' from the Louvre because he felt it belonged back in Florence, to the spectacular 1961 theft of eight Cezannes from an exhibition at the Pavillon de Vendome in Aix, valued at $2,000,000....There are many other stories in this unique book, all highly entertaining. It will be a special delight for art lovers and for detective-story fans."
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Esterow, Milton was born on July 28, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Bernard and Yetta (Barash) Esterow.
Student, Brooklyn College, 1946-1949.
Reporter, New York Times, New York City, 1948-1963; assistant to cultural news director, New York Times, New York City, 1963-1968; associate director, Kennedy Galleries, New York City, 1968-1972; editor, public, ARTnews, New York City, since 1972; chairman, ARTnewsletter, since 1975; chairman, Esterow Communications Corporation, 1981; chairman, Annellen Publs., 1982; chairman, ARTnews for Students, since 1995. Lecturer numerous colleges, universities, museums.
(From dust jacket notes: "'Art stealers are as old as art ...)
Married Jacqueline Levine, January 6, 1951. Children: Judith, Deborah.