Hugh Paterson

  • Artist (Painter)
Hugh Paterson advised Prime Minister Andrew Fisher to tax foreign paintings unless intended for public galleries, thus encouraging the first Australian art boom. Paterson also founded the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, ancestor of the Australia Council.
Name
Hugh Paterson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art administrator (ANZSIC code: 7510)
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
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