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Julian & Josie Robertson Collection
Thanksgiving Foundation
The Chartwell Trust
E. H. McCormick Bequest
Colin McCahon and Frances Hodgkins
The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest
Dr Walter Auburn
Private Gifts
Patrons of the Gallery
Lucy Carrington Wertheim
The Edmiston Trust
Friends of the Gallery
The Partridge Collection
Mackelvie Trust
James Tannock Mackelvie
Sir George Grey
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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