Tuesday, May 26, 2015

In fact..............it was his own personal collection that started the east and west buildings.............



  1. Andrew W. Mellon - National Gallery of Art

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    National Gallery of Art
    image of Andrew W. Mellon, Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (artist) British, 1880 - 1952. Andrew W. Mellon, 1933 oil on canvas overall: 133.4 x 105.4 cm (52 ...
  2. About - National Gallery of Art

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    National Gallery of Art
    A Brief History The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937). Mellon was a financier ...
  3. Paul Mellon and the National Gallery of Art

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    National Gallery of Art
    Paul Mellon in front of a portrait of his father, Andrew W. Mellon, by Sir William Orpen ... Paul Mellon recalled later: "I remember showing John Russell Pope's ...
  4. National Gallery of Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national ... Andrew W. Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction.
  5. Andrew W. Mellon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Washington, D.C.'s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium and Andrew Mellon Building were both named in Mellon's honor as was the National Gallery of Art during its ...
  6. Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings - Wikipedia, the free ...

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    It was sold to Andrew Mellon by the Soviet Government in 1931 for $1,166,400, the ... They became the nucleus of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
  7. Mellon, Andrew W. - Art History Research Databases | The ...

    research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse...
    His collection is housed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. "The son of Irish immigrant Thomas Mellon [1813-1908] and his wife Sarah Jane Negley ...
  8. 1937 Andrew Mellon and the National Gallery of Art | The ...

    www.philanthropyroundtable.org/...arts.../1937_andrew_mellon_and_th...
    1937 Andrew Mellon and the National Gallery of Art. Under the influence of his friend Henry Frick, Pittsburgh banker Andrew Mellon had begun collecting art in ...
  9. Andrew W. Mellon - Encyclopaedia Britannica

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    Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Aug 28, 2013 - Andrew W. Mellon, in full Andrew William Mellon (born March 24, 1855, ... Mellon donated $15 million to build the National Gallery of Art, ...
  10. Mellon, Andrew W. (Informational Paper) - Learning to Give

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    After retirement, Andrew Mellon began his largest philanthropic quest, the National Gallery of Art. Mellon collected works throughout his years as Secretary but ...

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