Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Harley Preston

Name

Harley Preston

Other names

Preston, Henry Harley Hall

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

29 August 1934

Birth place

Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

8 April 2015

Death Place

London, England View on map Close map

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Occupations

Art collector | Art curator | Art historian

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC). England

Context

Australia

Biography

Harley Preston was Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Victoria, 1962-67. Later Director of the Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Collector of Chinese and Japanese art, European drawings and prints, and painted fans.

Last Updated

24 Aug 2026