Joseph Gluckstein Links

Joseph Gluckstein Links (13 December 1904 – 1 October 1997) was a British writer, art historian, and furrier who is principally known for his expertise and works on the Venetian painter Canaletto and for Venice for Pleasure, a travel guide to Venice, Italy. Early life Joseph Gluckstein Links was born on 13 December 1904 in London, United Kingdom, to Katey (née Symons, 1 February 1882 - 29 August 1918) and Calman Links (1868 – 16 August 1925). Joseph or Joe, he was commonly called, had two younger siblings, Eileen Hannah Links (25 August 1909 – 1982) and Joyce Links (15 October 1914 – ). His father was a Jewish refugee from Hungary who had co-founded the fur business, Calman Links. His mother died in 1918 before he was 13 years old. Two years later his father learned that he was also terminally ill. With no time to spare, he removed his son from school in order before he died to teach him the fur trade in general and how to run the business.