Soon thereafter, Michael set to undoing the artistic legacy that his grandfather had devoted his life to ensuring. He turned over the Hammer Museu m to UCLA, and had the Metropolitan Museum of Art remove Armand’s name from the Hall of Arms and Armor, not inclined to pay off the remaining $1 million pledged. Following its patriarch’s death in 1990, a bitter battle broke out between the family, a long string of mistresses, and numerous business partners to divide his $180 million fortune. The story characterized Michael as an immature schemer, who rode on the coattails of his grandfather, the American business tycoon Armand Hammer. But while Armie Hammier, who was the subject of a sex abuse exposé, rife with details of cannibalistic fantasies and heavy drug use, has stolen much of recent headlines, it turns out his father has his own spiraling past.Īmidst Armie's benzo and DMT-fueled finsta posts, in 2021, Vanity Fair published an article delving into the Hammer's family history. Perhaps this is why the public has responded with such glee to the ongoing breakdown of the Hammer family’s reputation. There is poetic justice in the takedown of any an old money nepo baby family, but especially when done by the hands of an unassuming math teacher from Queens. From heists to heartbreaks, CULTURED brings you the most scandalous stories from the history books, guaranteed to dazzle your dinner companions. This is Art History, your weekly primer on the art world’s salacious past.
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