Abstract

Several pages of this issue (pp.331-334) report GCG's latest initiative to encourage the improvement of collection care - the A.G. Brighton Medal. The need for a prestigious award that recognises real curatorial achievement over a long period was first argued for in 1989 by the late David Price. GCG Committee re quired little convincing of the merits of David's idea or his association of A.G. 'Bertie' Brighton's name with the award. Following David's tragic suicide in November 1991, it was clearly appropriate to present a posthumous Founder's Medal to his widow Valerie (see p.333), ensuring that David's name too remains forever linked with the establishment of what GCG hopes will become an important...

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