I traveled throughout Europe when I was quite young, only fifteen or sixteen, with my cousin
and good friend Grace Kennedy. Since Grace was then a quite famous
silent screen star, she introduced me to the artistic circle and life
in Europe. We meet an array of European avant-garde artists from Hugo
Ball to Pablo Picasso to Hannah Hoch. In retrospect, I can trace my
obsession with artists and collecting to those precious early years.
Somewhat later while living in New York with my husband Sir Richard S.
Harry, daughter Beatrice ( "Sissy") and son Theodore, I once again had
the good fortune to become reacquainted with many of the expatriates.
We would frequently visit Marcel Duchamp and his lovely companion Mary
Reynolds.
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