In 1930–1931, the Trust made its first major acquisition, 21 paintings from the Hermitage Museum in St. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, which was to be the legal owner of works intended for the gallery. In 1930, partly for tax reasons, Mellon formed the A. During the late 1920s, Mellon decided to direct his collecting efforts towards the establishment of a new national gallery for the United States. Mellon, Pittsburgh banker and Treasury Secretary from 1921 until 1932, began gathering a private collection of old master paintings and sculptures during World War I. History Origins National Gallery of ArtĪndrew W. art museums, and the second on the list of most-visited museums in the United States, Of the top three art museums in the United States by annual visitors, it is the only one that has no admission fee. It is one of the largest museums in North America.Īttendance rose to nearly 3.3 million visitors in 2022, making it first among U.S. The Gallery often presents temporary special exhibitions spanning the world and the history of art. Pei, and the 6.1-acre (25,000 m 2) Sculpture Garden.
The Gallery's campus includes the original neoclassical West Building designed by John Russell Pope, which is linked underground to the modern East Building, designed by I. The Gallery's collection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, medals, and decorative arts traces the development of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Americas and the largest mobile created by Alexander Calder. Rosenwald, Samuel Henry Kress, Rush Harrison Kress, Peter Arrell Browne Widener, Joseph E. The core collection includes major works of art donated by Paul Mellon, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J.
Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. art museums, seventh globally ĭC Circulator: 4th Street and Madison Drive 9th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
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