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Journal of the History of Collections Advance Access originally published online on April 24, 2009
Journal of the History of Collections 2009 21(2):253-261; doi:10.1093/jhc/fhp026
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

This article appears in the following Journal of the History of Collections issue: Special Issue: The art collector-between philanthropy and self-glorification [View the issue table of contents]

Collecting connoisseurs and building to house a collection

The intriguing case of Dora Gordine (1895–1991)

Jonathan Black


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The essay will explore how sculptor Dora Gordine (1895-1991) proved not only skilled in persuading collectors to buy her work, but also in befriending many of the leading European collectors and connoisseurs of her oeuvre. Such friendships conferred upon her a much-needed respectability, for many who knew her well remained unsure as to the exact details of her origins and past life in Eastern Europe. Marriage to the Hon. Richard Hare, allowed Gordine to build for herself, between 1935 and 1936, Dorich House – a miniature Art Deco stately home which served as a highly effective showcase for her work and then later (post World War II) for an impressive collection of nineteenth-century Russian and ancient Oriental objets d’art.

Address for correspondence Dr Jonathan Black, Senior Research Fellow in History of Art, Dorich House Museum, Kingston University, 67 Kingston Vale, London SW15 3RN. Jonathan.Black{at}kingston.ac.uk


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