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Name	James Mollison
Born	20 March, 1931 Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 January, 2020 (aged 88) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Secondary Teachers' College (Melbourne) (student)
Occupation or Descriptor *	art gallery director (1967-1968) Victoria, Australia art gallery director (1971-1989) Victoria, Australia art gallery director (1990-1995) Federal, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1984) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1992)
Key Organisations *	Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (executive officer, 1969-1971)
Workplaces *	Art Gallery of Ballarat (Vic) (director, 1967-1968) National Gallery of Australia (acting director, 1971-1977) National Gallery of Australia (director, 1977-1989) National Gallery of Victoria (director, 1990-1995)

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