Edmund Capon | |
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Born | Sidcup, Kent, England | 11 June 1940
Died | 13 March 2019 London, England | (aged 78)
Nationality | British/Australian |
Education | Sutton Valence School |
Alma mater | SOAS, University of London Courtauld Institute of Art |
Occupation | Art historian |
Spouse |
Joanna Capon (m. 1977) |
Edmund George Capon AM OBE (11 June 1940 – 13 March 2019) was an art scholar specialising in Chinese art. He was director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1978 to 2011. He was also the chair of soccer club Sydney FC from 2006 to 2007.[1]