From left to right   Gareth Sansom, Torso 1985, oil on linen, 182.8 x 244.0 cm. Rupert Bunny, The new step c.1908-11 oil on canvas, 68.6 x 62.9 cm (sight), The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Installation view: The Classics and Archaeology Gallery. Leisure times: Selected Works from The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Largely comprising Australian art, the collection also incorporates other key areas. These include the classics and archaeology collections, a collection of international Indigenous cultural material, decorative arts, and a collection of 20th century poster designs. The collection of contemporary art includes many Australian and international artists who have held residencies at the university. Contemporary holdings are augmented by The Vizard Foundation Art Collection of the 1990s which is managed by the Potter. During the 1930s, a major donation to the university was The Ewing Collection including works by leading Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton, Fredrick McCubbin, E Phillips Fox and Charles Conder. The 1930s also saw the commissioning of the Leckie window by Napier Waller, which is on permanent display in the Potter atrium. The growth of the collection was also given impetus in 1946 with the establishment, through the support of Sir Keith Murdoch, of the Herald Chair of Fine Arts, the first chair of Art History in Australia. The Foundation Professor, Sir Joseph Burke, brought together the Society of Collectors whose members made a major contribution to building the collections through the donation of significant works. The size and diversity of the collection enables the Potter to regularly change its displays, and visitors may also browse through the entire collection online at this web site. © Copyright 2009 The University of Melbourne. All rights reserved.