Culture of Capital: Art, Power, and the Nineteenth Century Middle Class

by John Seed

This volume contains a collection of essays on the relationship between money, politics and status among the Victorian bourgeoisie through art, patronage, collections and exhibitions, particularly in northern England.

236 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

John Seed is a professor of art and art history at Mt. San Jacinto College in Southern California. Seed has written about art and artists for Arts of Asia, Art Ltd., Catamaran, Harvard Magazine, International Artist, The HuffingtonPost, Hyperallergic.com and Poets and Artists.