Category: Reviews
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Book Review: European, British, and America Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850-1940
European, British, and America Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850-1940 Christina Linsenmeyer, ed. Routledge, 2026, 382 pp., 50 B/W illustrations. Hardback £137.59,… READ MORE
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Book Review: Artifacts to Art: Collecting Ancient America in Midcentury L.A.
Artifacts to Art: Collecting Ancient America in Midcentury L.A. Andrew D. Turner, Mary E. Miller, and Khristaan D. Villela. Yale… READ MORE
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Book Review: Paper Heritage in Italy, France, Spain and Beyond (16th to 19th Centuries). Collector Aspirations & Collection Destinies.
Paper Heritage in Italy, France, Spain and Beyond (16th to 19th Centuries). Collector Aspirations & Collection Destinies Benedetta Borello, Laura… READ MORE
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Book Review: Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market, c. 1860-1940. Negotiating Cultural Modernity
Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market, c. 1860-1940. Negotiating Cultural Modernity Silvia Davoli, Tom Stammers, eds. London: Bloomsbury, 2025,… READ MORE
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Book Launch and Reception – Merchants of Style: Art and Fashion After Warhol (9 May, 2023)
BOOK LAUNCH AND RECEPTION Merchants of Style: Art and Fashion After Warhol Please join us for an event to launch… READ MORE
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SHC Book Review: Los Angeles: Getty Research Art and Curiosity Cabinets of the Late Renaissance: A Contribution to the History of Collecting. By Julius von Schlosser
Los Angeles: Getty Research Art and Curiosity Cabinets of the Late Renaissance: A Contribution to the History of Collecting. By… READ MORE
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SHC Book Review: Under Discussion: The Encyclopedic Museum., Ed. Donatien Grau, 2021. Los Angeles:Getty Research Institute, 256pp., Paperback USD $35.00, ISBN 9781606067192
Under Discussion: The Encyclopedic Museum., Ed. Donatien Grau, 2021. Los Angeles:Getty Research Institute, 256pp., Paperback USD $35.00, ISBN 9781606067192 Museums… READ MORE
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SHC Book Review: Young, Gifted, and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. Ed. Antwaun Sargent, 2020
Young, Gifted, and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. Ed. Antwaun Sargent, 2020; … READ MORE
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Online Book Launch – Helen Glaister – Chinese art objects, Collecting and Interior Design in 20th Century Britain (8 Dec, 2022)
The Society for the History of Collecting are pleased to invite you to its Online Book Launch on Thursday 8… READ MORE
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Book Publication – Collectionner : acteurs, lieux et valeur(s) (1750-1815)
Collectionner : acteurs, lieux et valeur(s) (1750-1815), eds. Ludovic Jouvet, Alice Ottazzi and Maël Tauziède-Espariat This book brings together the… READ MORE
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