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United States Army. Rank. Major. Awards. Bronze Star Medal. Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was an American philanthropist and an owner/ breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. [1] He is one of only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
May 10, 2024 · February 2, 1999, Upperville, Virginia, U.S. (aged 91) Paul Mellon (born June 11, 1907, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 2, 1999, Upperville, Virginia, U.S.) was an American philanthropist who was heir to an enormous fortune amassed by his father, financier and industrialist Andrew W. Mellon, but chose not to centre his career in ...
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Paul Mellon (1907–1999) was one of the greatest art collectors and philanthropists of the twentieth century. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the only son of the financier, industrialist, and Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, and his English wife, Nora McMullen.
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Paul Mellon. Co-founder. Painting of Paul Mellon, 1973. Credit: William Franklin Draper. Paul Mellon had a deep and abiding interest in higher education, the humanities, and the arts. In 1941, he formed the Old Dominion Foundation, which focused primarily on higher education, especially the humanities and liberal arts.
The building for the National Gallery of Art was designed by American architect John Russell Pope. Paul Mellon recalled later: "I remember showing John Russell Pope's preliminary but awe-inspiring plans and elevations to my father only days before he died in the summer of 1937, and I have always hoped that he was aware enough of them to have made him happy, and to have realized fully what a ...
Feb 3, 1999 · Paul Mellon, the patrician collector who tenaciously turned philanthropy into his personal art form, above all through his stewardship of the National Gallery in Washington, died on Monday at...
Paul Mellon (1907-1999) was one of the most passionate and discerning art collectors of the twentieth century. Dedicated to the mission of the National Gallery of Art, which was founded in 1937 by his father, Andrew W. Mellon, Paul Mellon provided both visionary leadership and magnanimous financial support.
