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ID178361
Title ProperMuseums and the display of international friendship
Other Title Information diplomatic interests, American philanthropy, and preserving Thomas Carlyle’s London House, c. 1894.
LanguageENG
AuthorHall, Melanie
Summary / Abstract (Note)It is generally recognised that towards the end of the nineteenth century the Anglo-American relationship entered a new phase characterised by friendship-building initiatives. However, as American businesses sought to expand into the British Empire’s markets, that enterprise required trust more than friendship. This article captures an overlooked aspect of Ambassador Bayard’s cultural diplomacy, one that sought to build trust for American products and services by harnessing American philanthropy notably through his and other prominent Americans’ engagement with the Carlyle House Memorial Museum in the Empire’s capital. Simultaneously, Bayard’s engagement with the museum celebrated America’s endorsement of international copyright legislation. It argues that Thomas Carlyle’s views, together with his friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson, made the museum-making initiative particularly suited to such purposes. At Carlyle’s House, a thriving group of American ex–patriots and tourists could associate the friendship of the two authors with ‘higher’ ideals of a ‘civilisation’ held in trust.
`In' analytical NoteDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 32, No.2; Jun 2021: p.241-262
Journal SourceDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 32 No 2
Key WordsMuseums ;  International Friendship ;  American Philanthropy ;  Diplomatic Interests ;  Preserving ;  Thomas Carlyle’s London House


 
 
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