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On this day in
1791 died Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music.
1870 Alexandre Dumas, writer, died at 68
1906 Otto Preminger, American producer, director, and actor, was born
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter was born
1926 died Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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HUMA3 FLASH: ART WORLD NEWS. The Robert Salzer Fund
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| Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
Public Galleries Association of Victoria is pleased to announce the recipients of the Robert Salzer Fund. Over $94,000 was granted to 9 public galleries for the acquisition of works. All the recipients received all or some of the value towards the purchase of these works.
Here the full list of recipient galleries, artists and works purchased:
Arart Regional Art Gallery, Kate Derum (tapestry) In the Heat of the Moment; Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum, Philip Wolfhagen An Aspect, Northern Midlands, Tasmania; Geelong Gallery, John Skinner Prout Geelong, 1847; Heide Museum of Modern Art, Robert Rooney After Colonial Cubism; Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Brook Andrew Parrot 2006; Monash Gallery of Art, Rennie Ellis Vintage gelatin silver print; Shepparton Art Gallery, Godwin Bradbeer Imago Apologia; Swan Hill, Regional Gallery Phillip Hunter Plains; Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery, Robert Hirschmann Untitled (Night Jar) 2007.
Public Galleries Association of Victoria administers the grants on behalf of the Robert Salzer Fund.
Official websites
Robert Salzer Foundation
Public Galleries Association of Victoria |
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