Artist, teacher and Manly local, Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo (1870-1955), was instrumental in establishing both MAG&M and its collection of Australian art. MAG&M holds over 100 letters, notes and photographs by Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo and this online archive provides insights into the artist, teacher and mentor. 

His influence as a teacher was pivotal, as he mentored and encouraged so many of the early Australian modernist artists in Sydney, including Grace Cossington Smith, Donald Friend and Roy De Maistre.