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Collecting Talk at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Feb 6, 2018

This upcoming weekend our founder, Leila Amineddoleh, will be speaking at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Her discussion will be led during a members only “book talk” event for Cynthia Saltzman’s book Old World, New Masters. The talk is part of a series held in conjunction with Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection, an exhibition highlighting works from the astonishing trove of European art gifted to the city of Philadelphia by famed attorney John G. Johnson. 

 
Leila’s sold-out event will delve the the fascinating history of art collecting, and the way in which valuable art and heritage items moved from Europe to the US during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The exodus of works leaving Europe and purchased by wealthy Americans formed the basis of some of the greatest museums and art institutions in the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, and the Frick Collection. 
 
For those who haven’t seen the Johnson Collection, visit before it closes on February 19. The show not only examines beautiful works in the museum’s collection, but offers insights into the life of John G. Johnson (an influential and talented litigator), presents information on the authentication of art, and even provides information about art conservation.  

 

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