Author talk - Monday 27 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm Join us and our guest, Helen de Borchgrave - author and fine art conservator, for a glimpse of life in Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow in 1984 In March 1984, as Poland was recovering from martial law, picture restorer Helen de Borchgrave travelled to the beleaguered country carrying … Continue reading Author talk: Helen de Borchgrave – Author and Fine Art Conservator (Monday 27 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm)
SHC Event: East India Company Collecting Cultures (28 September 2021, 6.45pm BST)
The Society for the History of Collecting Is pleased to invite you to its ANNUAL LECTURE, East India Company Collecting Cultures: Empires of Things Professor Margot Finn ONLINE 28 SEPTEMBER AT 6.45pm (BST) This lecture will explore a variety of different ways in which East India Company Collecting cultures c. 1750-1850s made empire in India … Continue reading SHC Event: East India Company Collecting Cultures (28 September 2021, 6.45pm BST)
The Howard University Art Gallery: Collecting the New Deal (1 October 2021, 12PM PST; 8 PM BST))
The West Coast Chapter of the Society for the History of Collecting invites you to its online lecture The Howard University Art Gallery: Collecting the New Deal Prof. Betsy Fahlman 1 October 2021, 12 noon, PST; 8 PM BST To register for this event please email: events@societyhistorycollecting.org In 1943, Fort Huachuca, an army base … Continue reading The Howard University Art Gallery: Collecting the New Deal (1 October 2021, 12PM PST; 8 PM BST))
The London Gallery, 1938-1950: Collecting and Patronage of Surrealist Art in Britain (8 October, 2021)
The Italian Chapter of The Society For The History Of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture The London Gallery, 1938-1950: Collecting and Patronage of Surrealist Art in Britain Caterina Caputo (University of Florence) Friday, 8 October 6.30pm (BST), 7.30pm (CEST), 1.30pm (EDT), 10.30am (EDT) The aim of this talk is to provide an … Continue reading The London Gallery, 1938-1950: Collecting and Patronage of Surrealist Art in Britain (8 October, 2021)
Trading Places: North African and Middle Eastern Jews as Arts and Antiquities Dealers (Today at 16.45 BST)
LECTURE (Julia Phillips Cohen & Devi Mays): 'Trading Places: North African and Middle Eastern Jews as Arts and Antiquities Dealers in Belle Époque Paris' 14 September 16:45 on Zoom This keynote lecture forms part of the Jewish Country Houses' project workshop: 'Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market, 1850 - 1930'. Julia Phillips Cohen is an … Continue reading Trading Places: North African and Middle Eastern Jews as Arts and Antiquities Dealers (Today at 16.45 BST)