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.
Statements (100)
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| instanceOf |
art collector
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heir → human → philanthropist → racehorse owner → |
| causeOfDeath |
cancer
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1907-06-11
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| dateOfDeath |
1999-02-01
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| educatedAt |
Choate School
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Clare College, University of Cambridge NERFINISHED → Yale University → |
| familyName |
Mellon
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| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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philanthropy → thoroughbred horse racing → |
| fullName |
Paul Mellon
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| givenName |
Paul
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| memberOf |
Skull and Bones
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| notableWork |
creation of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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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
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| placeOfDeath |
Upperville, Virginia, United States
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (7)
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East Building
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Yale Center for British Art → |
donor |
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Andrew W. Mellon
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child |
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Office of Strategic Services
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employed |
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Yale Center for British Art
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foundedBy |
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Paul Mellon
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fullName |
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Mellon family
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hasNotableMember |