

Sigmund Freud and the sculptor Oscar Nemon
In July 1931 Sigmund Freud wrote to his friend Max Eitingon, “Someone is making a bust of me, the sculptor Oscar Nemon. The head which the gaunt, goatee-bearded artist has fashioned from the dirt is a very good and an astonishingly lifelike impression of me’.
Aurelia Young is Oscar Nemon’s daughter, and she will explain, in her illustrated talk, how Freud was persuaded to sit for the very young sculptor. Aurelia Young will trace Oscar Nemon’s dramatic journey across Europe from his home in Croatia to seek refuge in England in the 1930s. Nemon sculpted many of Freud’s disciples including Sandor Ferenczi, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Ernest Jones and Dr Donald Winnicott. Amongst Nemon’s other famous sitters were Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana. Nemon’s wooden bust of Freud can be seen in the Freud Museum.
The event will be introduced by Dr Giuseppe Albano, Director of the Freud Museum
SPEAKER
Aurelia Young grew up in Oxford running in and out of her father’s studio. She has spent the last twenty years researching the life of her remarkable enigmatic father and has co-authored a biography of him ‘Finding Nemon’ which is on sale in the Freud Museum Shop.
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Complement your visit to the Freud Museum with one of our weekly tours or talks led by staff, volunteers and guest speakers.
The talks are free with your admission ticket. Book your admission ticket now!
The event will be held on the first floor of the Museum during regular opening hours. Unfortunately, the Freud Museum does not currently have step-free access. Advance booking is highly recommended, as capacity is limited.
Concessions/Members/Patrons: Please show proof of eligibility/membership card on arrival.