'Barbara Tucker was the wife of Albert Tucker After Albert’s death in 1999, she managed his legacy and the his estate. Barbara was a founding member of the Redmond Barry Society at the State Library of Victoria. Recognising both the importance of the Library to Bert and his earlier gift of a Barrett Reid portrait, Barbara made a major donation to the Library in 2004, followed by many other significant donations, including paintings, papers, photographs and some of Bert’s memorabilia, including Ned Kelly’s rifle.
'Barbara also gave generously to the National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Victoria, Monash Gallery of Art and Benalla Art Gallery. (https://www.tuckerfoundation.org.au/about/)
