The house of fragile things : Jewish art collectors and the fall of France
(Book)
Author
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
ISBN
9780300233377
Physical Desc
xii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Beachwood Branch - Adult Collection - General | 704.03924044 M119h 2021 | Available |
Beachwood Branch - Adult Collection - General | 704.03924044 M119h 2021 | Available |
Gates Mills Branch - Adult Collection - General | 704.03924044 M119h 2021 | Available |
Mayfield Branch - Adult Collection - General | 704.03924044 M119h 2021 | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Antisemitism -- France -- History.
Antisemitism.
Art -- Private collections -- France.
Art -- Private collections.
Art -- Protection -- France -- History.
Art -- Protection.
Art and society -- France -- History.
Art and society.
Confiscations.
Jewish art -- Private collections -- France.
Jews -- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Jews -- France -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Jews -- Social conditions.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- France.
Antisemitism.
Art -- Private collections -- France.
Art -- Private collections.
Art -- Protection -- France -- History.
Art -- Protection.
Art and society -- France -- History.
Art and society.
Confiscations.
Jewish art -- Private collections -- France.
Jews -- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Jews -- France -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Jews -- Social conditions.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- France.
More Details
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780300233377
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews-pillars of an embattled community-invested their fortunes in France's cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country's army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siecle. Weaving together narratives of various figures, some familiar from the works of Marcel Proust and the diaries of Jules and Edmond Goncourt-the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, the Cahens d'Anvers-McAuley shows how Jewish art collectors contended with a powerful strain of anti-Semitism: they were often accused of "invading" France's cultural patrimony. The collections these families left behind-many ultimately donated to the French state-were their response, tragic attempts to celebrate a nation that later betrayed them.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McAuley, J. K. 1. (2021). The house of fragile things: Jewish art collectors and the fall of France . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McAuley, James K. 1989-. 2021. The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McAuley, James K. 1989-. The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France Yale University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McAuley, James K. 1989-. The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France Yale University Press, 2021.
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