History
The Graves Art Gallery opened in 1934 with the financial support of local business man John George Graves, who made his fortune out of one of the country’s earlieast mail order businesses. Graves also presented his art collection to the city. This was displayed in the gallery.
The Graves Art Gallery has often shown temporary exhibitions alongside the permanent displays, a policy established by the first Director John Rothenstein, who later became Director of the Tate Gallery. The painter George Hamilton Constantine was the next Director, from 1938 until the 1950s.
In 2001 the Graves Art Gallery was refurbished and the galleries restored to their original condition.
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