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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

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Miegunyah Press , 2003 .
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      Extent: xxiv, 639p., [40p.] of platesp.
      Description: illus. (some col.), ports
      Note/s:
      • Includes index and bibliography: pp.617-627
      ISBN: 0522850790
      Series: y separately published work icon Miegunyah Press Series : Second Series Miegunyah Press (publisher), 1995- Z1014067 1995- series - publisher In 1995 The Miegunyah Press became a separate imprint of MUP, and its distinctive window logo appears on all books published in the second series. Titles in the second series include a colophon page at the end of the book that lists the book's editor and designer, the typeface used in the text, the paper on which it is printed, the name of the printer and the number of copies printed. (Adapted from the publisher's website: http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/Miegunyah.html) Number in series: 48
    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Miegunyah Press , 2008 .
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      Extent: xxiv, 669p., [40p.] of platesp.
      Edition info: New ed.
      Description: illus. (some col.), ports
      Note/s:
      • Includes index.
      • Includes bibliography: pp.644-654
      ISBN: 9780522855524, 0522855520

Works about this Work

The Art of Philanthropy David R. Jones , 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 Michael Liffman , 2004 single work biography ; Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
[Review] Mr Felton's Bequests Gillian Dooley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , June no. 24 2004;

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
Where There's a Will Ron Radford , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 122 no. 6413 2004; (p. 80)

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
A Bachelor's Bequests John Rickard , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 14)

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
A Bachelor's Bequests John Rickard , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 14)

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
Where There's a Will Ron Radford , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 122 no. 6413 2004; (p. 80)

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
[Review] Mr Felton's Bequests Gillian Dooley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , June no. 24 2004;

— Review of Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
The Art of Philanthropy David R. Jones , 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 Michael Liffman , 2004 single work biography ; Mr Felton's Bequests J. R. Poynter , 2003 single work biography
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