Edmund Capon, longtime director of the Art Gallery of NSW, dies at 78

London-born curator remembered for leaving ‘a lasting impression on Australia’s cultural landscape’

Edmund Capon, the curator and longtime director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, has died at the age of 78.

Capon, who led the gallery for 33 years between 1978 and 2011, died on Sunday. He had had melanoma for many years, and reports in December indicated his condition had deteriorated.

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