Subject:

Mellon, Andrew W (Andrew William) 1855-1937  Search this

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this

Place:

United States

Date:

December 31, 1936

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

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

Summary:

Andrew W. Mellon donates his collection of paintings and sculptures and more than $15 million to provide for a building to house the collection and an endowment for salaries and acquisitions to the United States. The gallery is to operate as a bureau of the Smithsonian administered by its own trustees.

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Art--History  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

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