Country house collections : their lives and afterlives

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2021 and ©2021

Subject:

Art - Private collections - Europe - History
Art - Private collections - United States - History
Art museums - Europe
Art museums - United States
Country homes - Europe
Country homes - United States

Contributor:

Dooley, Terence A. M., editor
Ridgway, Christopher, editor

ISBN:

9781846829758 and 1846829755

Description:

334 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Foreword / Mary Heffernan -- Part I. Assembling and dispersing. 'I thought everyone tries to get pieces out of there, not in' : collecting for the Irish country house, c.1950-2020 / William Laffan ; Carton House and its contents : collection and dispersal in context, 1729-1949 / Terence Dooley ; 'A course of wandering picture hunting' : George Scharf 's survey of English country house collections, 1856-7 / Philip Cottrell ; New walls for old pictures : the Castle Howard bequest to the National Gallery / Christopher Ridgway ; Conspiracies of silence : contextualizing value at country house contents auctions in inter-war England / Elena Porter ; The rise and decline of the country house sale, 1977-2020 : from Mentmore to Chatsworth - a personal reflection / James Miller ; Checks and balances : respecting private owners and protecting the national heritage / Wendy Philips ; The library at Marlfield, Co. Tipperary : its creation and destruction / Robert O'Byrne -- Part II. Contexts and reinterpretations. 'It was voted to refurnish the house as far as possible' : alternate approaches to country house collections in America / Stephen Hague ; Transforming Farmleigh : from private residence to national treasure / Judith Hill ; Hillsborough Castle and gardens : creating a modern collection / Christopher Warleigh-Lack ; 'Selling the family silver' - and returning it home : the history of plate collections and their display in National Trust houses / James Rothwell ; Country house collections and museums in Lithuania : a tale of cultural appropriation / Salvijus Kulevicius ; Private archives in the Irish country house : a personal perspective / Lesley Whiteside

Summary:

This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, US and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been interpreted and valued. Among the topics considered are the impact of exhibitions, auctions, and tax systems, private versus institutional collectors, the range of audiences who appreciate art, and how collections are made to tell national stories

Collection:

BGC Monograph Stacks

Call Number:

N5210 .C68 2021

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