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Abraham Links (1886–1953)
Abraham Links (1886–1953)
Abraham Links (1886–1953)
Abraham Links (1886–1953)

© Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture. Image credit: Scottish Jewish Archives Centre

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This sculpture was commissioned for Links House, Wilson Street. Abraham Links came from Galicia to Glasgow in the 1880s as a young child. He established a drapery business in 1907 which proved to be most successful. The company moved in due course into a large new building in Wilson Street. Abraham was a committed and generous Zionist, active in the Jewish National Fund and other Zionist organisations. Benno Schotz was also active on behalf of the Jewish community. In 1942, he initiated a Jewish Art Exhibition in Glasgow and again, in 1951, he gathered a group of friends to mount an ambitious and popular Festival of Jewish Art.

Scottish Jewish Archives Centre

Title

Abraham Links (1886–1953)

Date

1954

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 68 x W 64.5 x D 15 cm

Accession number

Art.0040

Acquisition method

gift

Work type

Relief

Signature/marks description

in the ellipse to the right of chin: Benno Schotz

Inscription description

inscribed below portrait: 1886–1953 / ABRAHAM LINKS

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Normally on display at

Scottish Jewish Archives Centre

Garnethill Synagogue, 129 Hill Street, Glasgow G3 6UB Scotland

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