Eric Estorick was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City in 1913, studying sociology at New York University. After his marriage to textile designer Salome Dessau, the couple settled in London in 1947, where Estorick built one of the world's greatest collections of early 20th-century Italian art. Shortly before his death, he founded the Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation to house his Italian works, which opened its doors to the public in north London in 1998.
Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/eric-estorick
