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Sir George Grey
James Tannock Mackelvie
Mackelvie Trust
The Partridge Collection
Friends of the Gallery
The Edmiston Trust
Lucy Carrington Wertheim
Patrons of the Gallery
Private Gifts
Dr Walter Auburn
The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest
Colin McCahon and Frances Hodgkins
E. H. McCormick Bequest
The Chartwell Trust
Thanksgiving Foundation
Friends of the Gallery
From 1954 onwards a broad range of social and educational events in
support of the Gallery were organised by the Art Gallery Associates, now
known as the Friends of the Gallery
Eric Westbrook, the first professional Director of the Gallery from 1953
to 1956, established. He aimed to bring a ‘modern spirit’ to the
Gallery, carrying out dramatic internal alterations to the building, the
installation of artificial lighting, and the programming of concerts,
plays, poetry readings and evening art classes. The Friends of the
Gallery give invaluable support, particularly for acquisitions of New
Zealand and more recently Pacific works for the collection.
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