Paul Mellon

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Paul Mellon was an American philanthropist, art collector, and heir to the Mellon banking fortune who became one of the 20th century’s most influential patrons of the arts and education.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art collector
heir
human
philanthropist
racehorse owner
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-06-11
dateOfDeath 1999-02-01
educatedAt Choate School
Clare College, University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
Yale University
familyName Mellon
fieldOfWork art collecting
philanthropy
thoroughbred horse racing
fullName Paul Mellon
givenName Paul
memberOf Skull and Bones
notableWork creation of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
founding of the Yale Center for British Art
major benefactions to the National Gallery of Art
support for Clare College, Cambridge
support for Yale University
support for the American Academy in Rome
support for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
support for the American Philosophical Society
support for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
support for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
support for the Art Gallery of Ontario
support for the Art Institute of Chicago
support for the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
support for the Biblioteca Nacional de España
support for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
support for the Bibliothèque nationale de France
support for the Bodleian Library
support for the Bollingen Foundation
support for the Boston Public Library
support for the British Library
support for the British Museum
support for the British Sporting Art Trust
support for the Brooklyn Museum
support for the Cleveland Museum of Art
support for the Courtauld Institute of Art
support for the Fitzwilliam Museum
support for the Folger Shakespeare Library
support for the Frick Collection
support for the Herzog August Library
support for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
support for the Huntington Library
support for the Kimbell Art Museum
support for the Library of Congress
support for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
support for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
support for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
support for the National Air and Space Museum
support for the National Diet Library
support for the National Gallery of Art’s East Building
support for the National Gallery of Australia
support for the National Gallery of Canada
support for the National Gallery of Ireland
support for the National Gallery of Victoria
support for the National Gallery, London
support for the National Library of Argentina
support for the National Library of Brazil
support for the National Library of China
support for the National Library of Israel
support for the National Library of Mexico
support for the National Library of Scotland
support for the National Library of South Africa
support for the National Library of Wales
support for the National Maritime Museum
support for the National Museum of American History
support for the National Museum of Natural History
support for the National Museum of Wales
support for the National Portrait Gallery, London
support for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
support for the New York Public Library
support for the Old Dominion Foundation
support for the Philadelphia Museum of Art
support for the Pierpont Morgan Library
support for the Royal Academy of Arts
support for the Royal Collection
support for the Royal Horticultural Society
support for the Russian State Library
support for the Scottish National Gallery
support for the Smithsonian American Art Museum
support for the Tate Gallery
support for the Trinity College Library, Dublin
support for the Ulster Museum
support for the University of Virginia
support for the Vatican Library
support for the Victoria and Albert Museum
support for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
support for the Wallace Collection
support for the Washington National Cathedral
support for the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Upperville, Virginia, United States
sexOrGender male


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