James Mackelvie

James Mackelvie
Born
James Tannock Mackelvie

1824
Ardrossan, Scotland[1]
Died2 June 1885
London, England
OccupationPhilanthropist

James Tannock Mackelvie (1824–1885)[2] was a New Zealand philanthropist who donated a substantial art collection to the Auckland Art Gallery.[3] Mackelvie established a perpetual memorial for himself in Auckland, New Zealand, by his endowment of that city with a valuable art collection selected by himself in Europe, and a rich bequest for the maintenance of a permanent gallery.[3] To further this purpose the Municipal Corporation, in September 1891, resolved to erect a Mackelvie annexe to the handsome building, in which the Grey Literary Collection and the Auckland Free Public Library are placed.[3]

  1. ^ Legel, Paula (2022). "Collection of books, pamphlets and serials donated by James Tannock Mackelvie, held at Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira". Records of the Auckland Museum. 56: 75–81. doi:10.32912/RAM.2022.56.6. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 48687535. Wikidata Q113953880.
  2. ^ "Portrait of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1824-1885". Digital NZ.
  3. ^ a b c Mennell, Philip (1892). "Mackelvie, James Tannock" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.