Background
S PI ELM ANN, Isidore was born on July 21, 1854 in London. E. surviving son of Adam Spielmann, banker, Lombard Street, E. C.
S PI ELM ANN, Isidore was born on July 21, 1854 in London. E. surviving son of Adam Spielmann, banker, Lombard Street, E. C.
Privately in England. Germany. Educated as an engineer, but has taken up the promotion of Art Exhibitions in a more serious way than that of a pastime. Assisted the promotion of the Stuart, Tudor, Guelph, Early Italian, Venetian, Spanish, and other Art Exhibitions.
Honourable Secretary and Delegate of the British Commission Fine Art Section, Brussels Inti. Exhibition, 1897; Secretary and Delegate of the British Fine Art Section Royal Commission, Paris Inti. Exhibition, 1900; Honourable Secretary (London) Fine Art Section, Glasgow Inti.
Exhibition, 1901.
Honourable Secretary for Great Britain, Exhibition of Early Flemish Art, Bruges, 1902. Honourable Secretary and Member Art Committee, and Honourable Assistant Secretary Royal Commission St. Louis Inti. Exhibition, 1904.
Member British Government Committee and Director for Art, British Government Exhibit and an Executive Commissioner New Zealand International Exhibition, 1906-1907.
Joint Honourable Secretary National Art-Collections Fund. Member Departmental Committee to inquire into and report to Government upon British participation in International Exhibitions, 1907. Commissioner lor Art, Franco-Britisli Exhibition, 1908.
Honourable Director for Art, Board of Trade (Exhibitions Branch), 19o8. Member Royal Commission for the Brussels International Exhibition, 1910, and Turin International Exhibition, 1911. CommissionerGeneral for Great Britain, Rome International Fine Arts Exhibition, 1911. Kt, cartulary-register 1905; Officer of Order of Leopold.
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Clubs : Arts, Whitehall, Burlington Fine Arts.
Interest in Art Exhibitions, especially for the furtherance of British Art.