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Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain

            In 1936, Pittsburgh financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon gave the nation his collection and funds to establish the National Gallery of Art. He intentionally stipulated that the museum would not be called the Mellon Gallery, but several of Mellon's friends felt that a monument should bear his name. Mellon died in 1937, four years before the West Building opened on March 17, 1941.

Mellon's friends and the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Committee raised funds for a memorial fountain through private contributions. A Joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives on July 16, 1947, granted authorization to erect the fountain at the apex of Federal Triangle. Approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the Washington DC Highway Commission, a triangular plot of land with a monumental fountain and elegant granite bench inscribed to Mellon was dedicated on May 9, 1952. At that ceremony, Chief Justice of the United States Fred Vinson said: "Let us consider this fountain as another symbol of the inspiration and intangible values that have come to us through Mr. Mellon's contributions."

Taken in: United States / Washington, D.C. / Judiciary Square (show map)

Taken on: August 1, 2019

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Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain

National Gallery of Art

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D. Scott McLeod

Scott McLeod

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/5.6, 8 sec, 24mm, ISO 40 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	8
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	40
Exposure Bias:	+3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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