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Summary

Author is the son of Andrew Mellon, founder of the National Gallery of Art. Discusses his father's donation and the history of the National Gallery. Also traces the gallery's growth and the addition of the East Building.

Subject

  • Mellon, Andrew W (Andrew William) 1855-1937
  • National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

The National Gallery of Art: An American Experiment, April 25, 1975 Vol. 119, no. 5 (Conference Proceedings)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October 1975

Topic

  • Art
  • Benefactors
  • Architecture
  • Gifts
  • History
  • Art objects
  • Art--History
  • Buildings

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