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'Alfred Felton, a bachelor of definite opinions and benignly eccentric habits, was one of the remarkable group of Melbourne merchants who dominated the economy of the Australian colonies in the decades after the gold rush. In 1904 he left his substantial fortune in trust, the income to be spent by a committee of his friends, half on charities (especially for women and children), and half on works of art for the National Gallery of Victoria, works calculated to raise and improve public taste . The Gallery suddenly gained acquisition funds greater than those of London s National and Tate galleries combined, and between 1904 and 2004 more than 15 000 items were purchased for it by the Felton Bequest. ' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Art of Philanthropy
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , September vol. 14 no. 7 2004; (p. 38-39)
— Review of A Tradition of Giving : Seventy-Five Years of Myer Family Philanthropy 2004 single work biography ; Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
[Review] Mr Felton's Bequests
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , June no. 24 2004;
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
Where There's a Will
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 122 no. 6413 2004; (p. 80)
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
A Bachelor's Bequests
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography
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A Bachelor's Bequests
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
Where There's a Will
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 122 no. 6413 2004; (p. 80)
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
[Review] Mr Felton's Bequests
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , June no. 24 2004;
— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography -
The Art of Philanthropy
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , September vol. 14 no. 7 2004; (p. 38-39)
— Review of A Tradition of Giving : Seventy-Five Years of Myer Family Philanthropy 2004 single work biography ; Mr Felton's Bequests 2003 single work biography
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