James Tannock Mackelvie - The Myth and the Man

JAMES TANNOCK MACKELVIE 
THE MYTH AND THE MAN

Join the Mackelvie Trustees and Mackelvie Society members for an inspiring lecture by Mary Kisler, Curator Emerita, Auckland Art Gallery, held online via ZOOM. There will be a Q&A's session at the end of the lecture. 

We know the basic facts about James Mackelvie’s relationship with Auckland. But who was this feisty Scot really, and why did he spend the fortune he made in New Zealand acquiring an eclectic collection for the benefit of the burgeoning town which had been his home for only six years? His collection mirrored the cabinets of curiosity built up by 17th century aristocrats on the Grand Tour, but his generosity matched the great 19th century British philanthropists of his day.

Monday 3rd August
5:30pm - 6:30pm

RSVP to info@mackelviesociety.com and
to receive access to the lecture online. 

Images: From the Mackelvie Trust Collection; left, Polychromatic ornament, Auguste Racinet, 1873, top right, Guido Reni (1575-1642) St Sebastian  c.1618. oil on canvas, 167 x 127.6 cm, James Tannock Mackelvie (1824 - 1885) Jade box, heart shaped, gilt silver, stone and enamel, pre-1885, China 90 x 90 x 135 mm.