Leo Castelli (born September 4, 1907 at Trieste as Leo Krauss - died August 21, 1999) was an art dealer of Italian and Austro-Hungarian Jewish origin. He was best known to the public as the art dealer who showed Andy Warhol's paintings, and whose gallery showcased cutting edge Contemporary art for five decades. Castelli showed Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dada, Pop Art, Op Art, Color field painting, Hard-edge painting, Lyrical Abstraction, … Wikipedia
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Sept. 11, 1999 L egendary art dealer Leo Castelli died Aug. 21 at his home in New York City at the age of 91. www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/09/11/castelli/