Instead, Igor drew pictures and worked on equations.
He served as counsel for Embassy Pictures and worked for the entertainment law firm Barovick & Konecky before he ran into Mr. Shaye one day in Greenwich Village.
Get to the office where I have an exhausting morning trying to choose some pictures and working out the seating plan for a gala dinner.
He went to Hollywood in 1928 as a sound mixer for some of the first talking pictures and worked with such directors as Frank Capra, Leo McCarey and Howard Hawks.
He turned a provincial museum into a professional one, acquired a number of good (mostly European) pictures, and worked hard at adapting to local customs, but he never felt at home.
Landsmann, who long ago fled Europe for America, has spent much of his life traveling and taking slides that he arranges to "show the story of the Bible, displayed in pictures and works of art".
At Christie's earlier in the week, the Russian sales totaled $37.7 million, which the house described as "the highest combined sales total ever achieved for Russian pictures and works of art".
"For months, I travelled around Europe with my care assistant, sourcing hosts in different cities using Twitter and Facebook, taking pictures and working out what makes a accessible listing," he recalled.
In contrast, he explains, healthy workers can see the bigger picture and work cooperatively with others toward common goals.
