Oscar Andrew Hammerstein

Oscar Andrew Hammerstein III is a painter, writer, lecturer, and family historian.  He has devoted much of his life to studying and preserving his family’s heritage and their contribution to American culture.  He lectures frequently at universities, institutes, and theatrical and civic organizations on the Hammerstein family’s pivotal role in shaping the development of musical theater and popular entertainment in this country from the 1860’s to the present.  He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching graduate level New York City theater history.