Art collecting and middle class culture from London to Brighton, 1840-1914 / David Adelman.
"This study explores the interplay between money, status, politics and art collecting in the public and private lives of members of the wealthy trading classes in Brighton during the period of 1840-1914. Chapters focus on the collecting practices of five rich and upwardly mobile Victorians: Wil...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2024.
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| Series: | Routledge research in art history
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| Summary: | "This study explores the interplay between money, status, politics and art collecting in the public and private lives of members of the wealthy trading classes in Brighton during the period of 1840-1914. Chapters focus on the collecting practices of five rich and upwardly mobile Victorians: William Coningham (1815-1884), Henry Hill (1813-1882), Henry Willett (1823-1905) and Harriet Trist (1816-1896) and her husband John Hamilton Trist (1812-1891). The book examines the relationship between the wealth of these would-be members of the Brighton bourgeoisie and the social and political meanings of their art collections paid for out of fortunes made from sugar, tailoring, beer and wine. It explores their luxury lifestyles and civic activities including the making of Brighton museum and art gallery, which reflected a paradoxical mix of patrician and liberal views, of aristocratic aspiration and radical rhetoric. It also highlights the centrality of the London art world to their collecting facilitated by the opening of the London to Brighton railway line in 1841. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, museum studies and British history"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003413837 1003413838 9781040052143 1040052142 9781040052167 1040052169 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2024). |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | David Adelman is an independent researcher in nineteenth century cultural history. |