This book gives a unique picture of the New York Art world from the 1940s-1970s, plus the author's experiences in Russia, Germany and France; it tells of his emigration from Russia during the Revolution and from France during World War II. Includes meetings with peoplesuch as Jackie Kennedy, Igor Stravinsky and Marc Chagall. An inside view of the Wildenstein Gallery (the family has been much in the news these days), and of the elite world of buying and selling Impressionist and other masterpieces.