Jewishness, antiquity and civilization

Stammers, Tom

doi:10.1093/jhc/fhac006

Jewishness, antiquity and civilization

Stammers, Tom

Authors

Dr Thomas Stammers t.e.stammers@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

Alfred Mond (1868–1930), 1st Baron Melchett, was a towering figure in early twentieth-century politics and economics, but his significance as an art collector has never been acknowledged. Like his brother, Robert, he has been overshadowed by the stature of his father, Ludwig Mond, with whose collections both were intimately involved. This essay uses the evidence of Alfred Mond’s collections of paintings, sculptures and antiquities to consider his relationship to his German cultural heritage, as well as his evolving understanding of his Jewishness. It seeks to reclaim Mond’s significance as a patron and lover of the arts in both a public and a private capacity

Citation

Stammers, T. (2022). Jewishness, antiquity and civilization. Journal of the History of Collections, 34(3), 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac006

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Apr 4, 2022
Publication Date	2022-10
Deposit Date	Jun 30, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Feb 3, 2023
Journal	Journal of the History of Collections
Print ISSN	0954-6650
Electronic ISSN	1477-8564
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	34
Issue	3
Pages	427-440
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac006

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