Andrew W. Mellon, 1933

West Building, Main Floor — Founders Room

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 133.4 x 105.4 cm (52 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)

framed: 162.6 x 134.6 x 10.1 cm (64 x 53 x 4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Mellon Bruce

Accession Number

1941.9.1

Artists / Makers

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (artist) British, 1880 - 1952

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Inscription

lower left: Oswald Birley / 1933

Provenance

The sitter, Andrew W. Mellon [1855-1937], Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; by inheritance to his daughter, Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; gift 1941 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Mellon, Andrew W.

Exhibition History

1950: Makers of History in Washington 1800-1950 [An Exhibition Celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the Establishment of the Federal Government in Washington], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1950, no. 116, repro.

1952: Portraits of Personalities, Past and Present, Portraits, Inc., New York, 1952, no. 4.

1968: This New Man: A Discourse in Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1968, unnumbered, 154, repro.

Bibliography

1952: Fitzsimmons, James. "Famous Faces." The Art Digest 26 (1 February 1952): 17.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 15.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 8, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 30, repro.

1991: Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 36, 40, color repro.