Joan Zuckerman

Joan, Lady Zuckerman (born Lady Joan Alice Violet Isaacs; 19 July 1918 – 25 March 2000) was a British hostess, writer and painter.

Joan, Lady Zuckerman
Born
Lady Joan Alice Violet Isaacs

19 July 1918
Sussex
Died25 March 2000 (2000-03-26) (aged 81)
Burnham Thorpe
NationalityBritish

Life

Zuckerman was born in Sussex in 1918. Her mother was the Honourable Eva Violet Mond, President of the National Council of Women. Her father was the politician Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading.

In 1939, Zuckerman married the scientist Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, OM, KCB, FRS (1904–1993).[1] They were both friends with prominent members of the Labour Party including Hugh and Dora Gaitskell and Roy and Jennifer Jenkins.[2]

In 1950 she and her husband were involved with organising a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Birmingham. Scientist Henry Tizard and Nobel laureate Patrick Blackett were among their house guests and formal attire was required.[3]

The artist Alfred Cohen's wife Diana opened a gallery which made them friends, notably Zuckerman. Diana gave Zuckerman an exhibition and the gallery were then surprised to receive a day's notice of a visit by the Queen Mother and her entourage.[4]

In 1979 the book The Birmingham Heritage was published. She had co-written this with Geoffrey Eley.[5] The book carried a foreword written by the politician, Roy Jenkins. She had an artist friend of hers to sketch Roy's portrait.[6]

Death and legacy

Zuckerman died in Burnham Thorpe in 2000.[1] One of her paintings in the Sainsbury Centre collection.[7]

Private life

She was said to have a happy marriage. They had two children Paul and Stella. Stella died in 1992.[8]

References
  1. Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (2004-09-23). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/53466. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53466. Retrieved 2022-11-13. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Donaldson, Frances (2011-09-28). A Twentieth-Century Life. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4482-0449-6.
  3. "Zuckerman Archive: British Association for the Advancement of Science - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  4. Saunders, Max (2 March 2020). "Alfred Cohen: An American Artist in Europe". The American.
  5. Zuckerman, Joan; Eley, Geoffrey (1979). The Birmingham Heritage. Croom Helm. ISBN 978-0-85664-875-5.
  6. Jenkins, Roy (2011-09-28). European Diary, 1977-1981. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4482-0197-6.
  7. "Joan Zuckerman Archives". Sainsbury Centre. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  8. "Lord Solly Zuckerman | RCP Museum". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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