Kaldor was born in Budapest to textile manufacturers Andrew and Vera Kaldor. After a short time in Paris as a refugee, Kaldor moved to Australia in 1949 with his parents and younger brother Andrew. Kaldor was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview,[1] studied in the United Kingdom, and attended the Textile College of Zurich under the direction of Johannes Itten. After working for Universal Textiles, in 1970 he founded his own textile manufacturing company, John Kaldor Fabricmaker, in Australia, which expanded to the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2002, the company ceased operation in Australia and the US, but continued in the UK.[2]
In 2008, Kaldor gifted his collection of more than 260 works to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, including works by Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Long, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Sol LeWitt, Jeff Koons, Ugo Rondinone, and Bill Viola.[1] At the time, the collection was valued at A$35 million, and it is the most significant donation made to the Gallery.[3]
Kaldor was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1993 for service to the arts,[4] and in 2016 was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to contemporary visual art, as a supporter of public art projects, to the development of education programs for children, and through philanthropic contributions to cultural institutions.[5]
^"John Kaldor, Danny Goldberg and the Shermans: when private collectors go public". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^"Search Australian Honours: KALDOR, John William: Member of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 13 June 1993. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
^"Search Australian Honours: KALDOR, John William: Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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