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Summary:
Mellon approaching somewhere near his late 70's wanted to give back to the American community by building a national art gallery in Washington that would display his precious art collection that the had been collecting for years. At first, Mellon had wanted to keep the idea a secret but eventually disregarded the idea it after it had been leaked. Mellon had been an avid connoisseur of art and collected many pieces of art such as Madonna of the House of Alba, a portrait of Pocahontas painted origination in Britain from 1616, and many of van Eyck's paintings. A couple of weeks after Roosevelt was reelected into office, Mellon proposed the idea of constructing an art museum made entirely out of marble and named The National museum of art, with no mention of Mellon's name in the museums name or in the collection of paintings that were going to be displayed in the museum. It was graciously accepted by Roosevelt. Building the museum to be much bigger than what he had intended to fit his collection in, he was hoping that it would encourage the elite class philanthropist to donate to the community when he no longer could, thus proving that the elite could indeed contribute to the community.
Key Terms:
Van Eyck's Annunciation
Alba Madonna
Duveen
Tennessee Marble
Questions:
How might Mellon's Art Gallery become significant in the future?
What did Mellon's Art donation prove to the Elite Class and the rest of the Americans?
Pictures:
National Gallery of Art, west building, March 16 2015, http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/andrew_mellon
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