People, Feb. 19, 1973

One of the greatest collections of modern paintings has been jealously guarded from Western eyes for 50 years by the Soviet Union. Now 41 of these masterpieces from the Hermitage in Leningrad and the Pushkin Museum in Moscow are coming on loan to the U.S., thanks to Oilman Dr. Armand Hammer, currently involved in a variety of business negotiations with the Kremlin. Hammer happens to be part owner of the prestigious Knoedler gallery in New York City, where the pictures will go on display in May after they have been exhibited at the National...

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