{{Short description|Art dealer and philanthropist}} {{Infobox person | name = Frederick Mulder | honorific_suffix = CBE | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = Eston, Saskatchewan | nationality = | citizenship = | education = B.A. in English<br>M.A. in Philosophy<br>PhD in Philosophy | alma_mater = {{flat list| * University of Saskatchewan * Brown University * Linacre College, Oxford }} | occupation = {{flat list| *Art dealer *Philanthropist }} | years_active = | organization = {{flat list| *Frederick Mulder Foundation *The Funding Network *Frederick Mulder Ltd. }} | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | website = [http://www.frederickmulder.com/ Official website] }}
'''Frederick Mulder''' CBE is a Canadian-British art dealer and philanthropist who resides in Totnes, Devon. He is the founder of the Frederick Mulder Foundation, The Funding Network, and Frederick Mulder Ltd.
==Early life and education== Frederick Mulder was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1943.<ref name="GM2012">{{cite news | last=Lederman| first=Marsha| title =Saskatoon's Remai Art Gallery gets a pile of Picassos | newspaper =The Globe and Mail| date =September 28, 2012 | url =https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/saskatoons-remai-art-gallery-gets-a-pile-of-picassos/article4575478/ | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> His father was a soldier who was wounded in France during action in World War II and later died in a British hospital. His mother remarried when he was nine years old, and he grew up in Eston, Saskatchewan.<ref name="RPL">{{cite news | last=McKay| first=Stephanie| title =Picasso Dealer Returns to Prairie Roots | newspaper =Regina Post-Leader| date =February 2, 2012 | url =http://www.pressreader.com/canada/regina-leader-post/20120202/282621734609019 | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref>
He later earned his bachelor's degree in English at the University of Saskatchewan, graduating in 1964.<ref name="RPL"/><ref name="USASK">{{cite news | title = U of S receives Picassos from Alumnus Dr. Frederick Mulder| publisher =University of Saskatchewan| date =January 31, 2012 | url =https://words.usask.ca/donornews/2012/01/31/u-of-s-receives-picassos-from-alumnus-dr-frederick-mulder/ | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> For graduate school, he attended Brown University, earning both a Master's degree and a PhD in Philosophy. For his doctorate, he worked under the supervision of a University of Oxford professor and wrote his dissertation at the English university in 1968.<ref name="RPL"/> While studying at Oxford, Mulder purchased his first Picasso print, ''L'Ecuyere'', for £18.<ref name="AUS">{{cite news | last=Burke| first=Justin| title =Picasso connoisseur Frederick Mulder parts ways with linocuts | newspaper =The Australian| date =February 11, 2017 | url =https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/picasso-connoisseur-frederick-mulder-parts-ways-with-linocuts/news-story/e634b0fe4f602de5ac6d68f8af2c33eb?nk=ee3146cb13054eabe2085a4b0df14280-1531457549 | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref>
==Career== After earning his doctorate, Mulder became a private art dealer specializing in European printmaking between 1470 and 1970,<ref name="AUS"/><ref name="City">{{cite news | title =Inspiring Philanthropy: Dr Frederick Mulder CBE | publisher =City Philanthropy| date =September 27, 2015 | url =http://www.cityphilanthropy.org.uk/features/inspiring-philanthropy-dr-frederick-mulder-cbe | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Times2015">{{cite news | last=Hussain| first=Ali| title =He donated £1m. You can do your bit too | newspaper =The Times| date =November 22, 2015 | url =https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/he-donated-1m-you-can-do-your-bit-too-7ckfnclxz6g | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> and in 1972 went to work for the London art dealership, Colnaghi, owned at the time by Jacob Rothschild.<ref name="ES2008">{{cite news | last=Moore-Bridger| first=Benedict| title =Money isn't everything, says art dealer who gave $3m sale profit to charity | newspaper =The Evening Standard| date =December 31, 2008 | url =https://www.standard.co.uk/news/money-isnt-everything-says-art-dealer-who-gave-3m-sale-profit-to-charity-6857008.html | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> In 1988, Mulder met Pablo Picasso's linocut printer, Hidalgo Arnera. Over the years, Mulder formed a professional relationship with Arnera and after Arnera's death in 2006, Mulder purchased some of his private collection and archives, including his archives of Picasso linocuts.<ref name="AUS"/> He sold part of the linocut collection to Ellen Remai who then donated the collection to the Remai Modern Art Gallery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2012. Mulder later donated 23 ceramics created by Picasso to the gallery.<ref name="GM2012"/><ref name="RPL"/><ref name="GM2017">{{cite news | last=Gooderham| first=Mary| title =Picasso on the Prairies: Philanthropist brings modest sensibility to his work | newspaper =The Globe and Mail| date =April 21, 2017 | url =https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/globe-wealth/picasso-on-the-prairies-philanthropist-brings-modest-sensibility-to-his-work/article34776819/ | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref>
In 1986, Mulder founded the Frederick Mulder Charitable Trust (later renamed Frederick Mulder Foundation in 2014),<ref name="IP">{{cite web | title =Frederick Mulder Foundation: Grants for Climate Change | website =Inside Philanthropy| date =January 2, 2018 | url =https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/fundraising-for-climate-change/frederick-mulder-foundation-grants-for-climate-change | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> a charitable trust that focuses on combating climate change and global poverty.<ref name="Times2015"/> The organization is funded largely by revenue from Frederick Mulder Ltd.<ref name="City"/> In 2007, Mulder sold a 1935 Picasso etching, ''La Minotauromachie'', at the New York Print Fair for a price in excess of $3 million. Seventy-five percent of that money went to the Frederick Mulder Foundation.<ref name="RPL"/><ref name="ES2008"/> Mulder also donated half of the $20 million earned from the 2012 sale of Picasso's linocut collection to his Foundation.<ref name="GM2012"/>
In 2002, Mulder co-founded The Funding Network, another charitable organization that holds live crowdfunding events for social change projects.<ref name="ES2008"/> He also helped launch international affiliates and the organization now has or is setting up affiliates in over 20 countries.<ref name="Alliance">{{cite news | title =Meet Frederick Mulder, Funding Network – the second of this year's Olga Prize finalists | publisher =Alliance Magazine| date =February 21, 2018 | url =http://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/meet-frederick-mulder-funding-network-uk-another-years-olga-prize-finalists/ | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref>
==Recognition and awards== In 2005, The Beacon Fellowship awarded Mulder with the Judges' Special Beacon Prize for his philanthropic work.<ref name="Beacon">{{cite news | last=Lake| first=Howard| title =Beacon Prize 2004 winners announced | publisher =The Beacon Fellowship| date =March 22, 2005 | url =https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/03/22/beacon-prize-2004-winners-announced/ | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> In 2008, ''The Independent'' listed him among "Britain's leading philanthropists."<ref name="RPL"/><ref name="Indie">{{cite news | title =The giving list: Britain's leading philanthropists | newspaper =The Independent| date =December 27, 2008 | url =https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-giving-list-britains-leading-philanthropists-1212441.html | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for services to philanthropy.<ref name="GuardianCBE">{{cite news | title =New Year honours list: GBEs, DBEs and CBEs | newspaper =The Guardian| date =December 30, 2011 | url =https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/dec/31/new-year-honours-list-gbe | access-date =July 12, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Saskatchewan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Art aficionado to be celebrated by U of S |url=https://news.usask.ca/articles/people/2017/art-aficionado-to-be-celebrated-by-u-of-s.php |access-date=September 6, 2018 |publisher=University of Saskatchewan |date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.frederickmulder.com/ Frederick Mulder Ltd.] *[http://www.frederickmulderfoundation.org.uk/ Frederick Mulder Foundation] *[https://www.thefundingnetwork.org.uk/ The Funding Network]
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