Congress Accepts Mellon Gift of Art

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Summary

The United States Congress accepts the Andrew W. Mellon gift of his art collection, which will become the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Subject

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

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Oehser, Paul H. The Smithsonian Institution. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, p. 144.

Contact information

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

Date

March 24, 1937

Topic

  • Art
  • Art museums
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Gifts
  • History
  • New Bureaus
  • Private collections
  • Art--Private collections
  • Art--Collectors and collecting
  • Art--History
  • Art Museums
  • Art--United States

Place

  • United States
  • Washington, D.C

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