Objects of Greatest Desire

A Curator's Memoir

James Lomax (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2025
Mount Orleans Press (Verlag)
9781912945528 (ISBN)

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Mount Orleans Press is thrilled to announce the release of “Objects of
Greatest Desire: A Curator’s Memoir,” a captivating new book by James Lomax.
This memoir offers an intimate glimpse into the life and career of a
distinguished curator whose passion for art and history has shaped his
remarkable journey.

“Objects of Greatest Desire” takes readers on a fascinating journey through the art world, from Lomax’s early days as a student to his influential roles at prestigious institutions. The memoir is filled with personal anecdotes, professional insights, and vivid descriptions of the works of art which have defined his career.

Why do young people defy their family so often and run away
to follow their own destiny?

This is a tale of a young man who risks everything to share
his new-found enthusiasm for art with the whole world. He abandons his
comfortable lair in London to train as an intern at Temple Newsam, an eccentric
and well-known art museum near Leeds. He learns the hard way, but Fortune is on
his side.

But does he peak too early?

Returning to Leeds after a few years, he relishes every
opportunity to develop the collections, publish books, curate exhibitions, and
acquire spectacular works of art for the museum. And his private life improves
greatly.

A dream job?

Yes, but there are always complications. Nothing good ever
comes without a little pain.

James Lomax takes us on his 40-year adventure, navigating
his way through the world of art, museums and heritage. Selectively and subjectively,
he shows us his encounters with super-size egos, duchesses and cleaning ladies,
unconventional characters of every type while always searching for objects of
greatest desire…

James Lomax is a respected curator with decades of experience in the art world. Anthony Eyre is a celebrated publisher known for his contributions to art and cultural literature.

Contents

principal dramatis personae9
1: prelude: at the bencistà11
2: the interview17
3: new boy in the north28
4: sargent and after43
5: a wessex interlude60
7: manchester: marking time67
8: return to yorkshire79
9: a silvery world101
10: the exhibitionist116
11: repatriations133
12: emeritus160
publications referred to in the text182
acknowledgements 188
photographic acknowledgements 189
index 190

Erscheinungsdatum	07.06.2025
Zusatzinfo	38 b/w illustrations, 16 colour plates
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-13	9781912945528 / 9781912945528
Zustand	Neuware