Art Collecting and Middle Class Culture from London to Brighton, 1840–1914

David Adelman

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Routledge
28 June 2024

Series: Routledge Research in Art History

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 1840–1914.

Chapters focus on the collecting practices of five rich and upwardly mobile Victorians: William Coningham (1815–84), Henry Hill (1813–82), Henry Willett (1823–1905) and Harriet Trist (1816–96) and her husband John Hamilton Trist (1812–91). 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.

By: David Adelman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781032538235
ISBN 10: 1032538236
Series: Routledge Research in Art History
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Adelman is an independent researcher in nineteenth century cultural history.

Reviews for Art Collecting and Middle Class Culture from London to Brighton, 1840–1914

“This engaging and beautifully written book achieves the impressive task of combining local and national perspectives, art history and social history, issues of class and questions of taste. The reader will enjoy stories about the varied lives and collections of five fascinating members of the middle class in Victorian Brighton.” -- Janet Wolff, Manchester University, UK