Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Video
Lectures from the symposium, Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers, are also available at FORA.tv.
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Introduction, "Money for the Most Exquisite Things" Ian Wardropper, Director, The Frick Collection and Inge Reist, Director, Center for the History of Collecting, Frick Art Reference Library, introduce the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Can Bankers Be Collectors? Introductory Remarks David Alan Brown, Curator of Italian Painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., introduces how bankers can also be art collectors. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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The Art of Banking Since the Medici Richard Sylla, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial History, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, discusses the art of banking since the Medici. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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The Rise of Collecting in Renaissance Florence: Cosimo de’ Medici and His Sons Dale Kent, Professorial Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, and Professor Emerita, Department of History, University of California, Riverside, discusses the rise of collecting the Renaissance Florence art of Cosimo de' Medici and his sons. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Welcome to "Money for the Most Exquisite Things," Day 2 Inge Reist, Director of Center for the History of Collecting at the Frick Art Reference Library, welcomes Day 2 of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. |
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Henry Hope: Patron and Collector Daniella Ben-Arie, Independent Scholar from New York, discusses Henry Hope, the patron and collector. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Thomas Hope, Collector of Contemporary and Old Master Pictures Jeannie Chapel, Independent Scholar from London, discusess Thomas Hope, the collector of master pictures. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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The Barings: A Dynasty of Art Collectors Charles Sebag-Montefiore, Independent Scholar and Trustee of The National Gallery in London, discusses the Barings, a dynasty of art collectors. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Edward Solly and His Painting Collection in Berlin, 1813-1830 Robert Skwirblies, Ph.D. candidate from the Freie Universität Berlin, and Collaborator to Work Group for Transnational History of Museums atTechnische Universität, Berlin, discusses Edward Solly, and his art collection in Berlin from 1813-1830. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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“Old Pictures, Old Cabinets, Old China”: The Rothschilds as Collectors Pippa Shirley, Head of Collections of the Waddesdon Manor at The Rothschild Collection, The National Trust, shares how the history of the Rothschilds as collectors. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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The David-Weill Family Edgar Munhall, The Curator Emeritus of The Frick Collection in New York, discusses the legacy of the David-Weill Family. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Panic and Purchases: Pierpont Morgan in 1907 Jennifer Tonkovich, Curator of Drawings and Printsat The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, shares the "panic and purchases" story of Pierpont Morgan in 1907. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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The Lehmans, Father and Son Everett Fahy, Director Emeritus of The Frick Collection and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, shares the legacy of the father and son painters, the Lehmans. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |
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Art at Work: The David Rockefeller Legacy Manuel Gonzalez, former Executive Director of the Chase Art Program in New York, shares the artistic legacy of David Rockefeller. This lecture was part of the symposium "Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers," organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013. Watch the video |