Fragility and Power: Jewish Art Collectors and Nazi Plunderers

Nationwide arts festival celebrating refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British cultureMarch 2020 marked the official end of the festival, but also the beginning of a longer-term commitment to celebrating the impact of this remarkable generation of émigrés under the Insiders/Outsiders umbrella

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Authors Jonathan Petropoulos &amp; James McAuley in conversation with René Gimpel and Richard Aronowitz

Jonathan Petropoulos, author of <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300251920/goerings-man-paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Goering’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World</a> and James McAuley, author of <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300233377/house-fragile-things" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France</a> (both just published by Yale University Press) will talk about their new books in conversation with art dealer René Gimpel, whose grandfather owned one of the most important art galleries in pre-war Paris, and Richard Aronowitz, European Head of Restitution, Sotheby’s London. This event is held in partnership with the <a href="https://ajr.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">AJR</a> and <a href="https://yalebooks.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yale University Press</a>, and will be chaired by Sue Grayson Ford, curator of <a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/brave-new-visions-catalogue/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brave New Visions: The Emigrés who Transformed the British Art World</a>.PLEASE NOTE that both books can be purchased at a discounted price (plus free UK P&P) from Primrose Hill Books.Full details can be found <a href="https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product-category/insiders-outsiders/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a><a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/events/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Insiders/Outsiders online events</a> are free, but in order to help us continue our activities into next year and beyond, a donation of at least £5 per event would be hugely appreciated. To donate, <a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/support-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.

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