Collection of pictures, furniture & decorative items
Various, 1700–1991
Miscellaneous items given to the Social History and Natural History Departments, currently at museum service headquarters (not allocated to individual museums). Part of a collection of 297 works distributed to 11 public collections including 3 in Liverpool. A connoisseur and patron of the arts on Merseyside, and a generous supporter of the Art Fund, George Paimer Holt (1910-1990) played an influential role in the management of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and was a Trustee of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside at the end of his life. As a member of the leading Liverpool ship-owning family who founded the Blue Funnel Line and the grandson of Liverpool's First Lord Mayor, he was able to present very effectively the case for the arts to the business community on Merseyside.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Collection of pictures, furniture & decorative items, 1700–1991
Date supported
1992
Medium and material
Various
Dimensions
Various
Gifted by
George Holt
Art Funded by you FAQs
Contact us
If you have a question about a work of art in our archive, please contact the Programmes team. We’ll be happy to answer your enquiry.