The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art - June 2007 Issue 24 newsletter

Paul Mellon by Yousuf Karsh, gelatin-silver print 1980 © Museum of Fine Arts 2007 Paul Mellon (1907-1999)

This year is the centenary of the birth of the Centre’s (on 11th July) the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in benefactor Paul Mellon and it is being marked by a series Richmond, Virginia will open the exhibition Great British of exhibitions focussing on his life as a collector and Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale philanthropist. On 17th April the Yale Center for British Center for British Art (until 30th September) which will Art opened the exhibition Paul Mellon’s Legacy transfer to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, A Passion for British Art (until 29 July) which will transfer Russia for an opening on 23rd October. Many other to open at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on institutions such as the in 20th October. At the , Washington, D.C. are organising events to mark Paul Mellon A Cambridge Tribute will open on Paul Mr Mellon’s centenary and the most important of these Mellon’s birthday (11th June) and a few weeks later are listed on the following page.

16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA Tel: 020 7580 0311 Fax: 020 7636 6730 www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk Paul Mellon Centre exhibitions Paul Mellon Centenary: selected shows and events

Yale Center for British Art Jaques-Laurent Agasse given to the ‘Paul Mellon’s Legacy: a Passion for museum by Mellon through the British British Art’ (18 April-29 July). Around Sporting Art Trust. Coincides with the 150 works from the collection. Travels exhibition at the Royal Academy. to the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies Sterling Memorial Library in British Art, London Yale University The Centre will support programming ‘Paul Mellon (1907-99):Yale Student, associated with the Royal Academy’s Friend, and Benefactor’. Draws on show. university archives to focus on his undergraduate years. Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox London Works from the Mellon Bank Collection Beinecke Rare Book National Sporting Library to coincide with the Royal Academy and Manuscript Library Middleburg, Virginia Exhibition. Yale University ‘Reflections on a Life with Horses: Paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings Fitzwilliam Museum ‘The Road to Yorktown’ (18 June-31 August). Selections from the from the Paul Mellon Collection at ‘Paul Mellon: a Cambridge Tribute’ Rochambeau Papers and Family the Yale Center for British Art’ (20 (12 June-23 September). Works from Cartographic Archive given by Paul April-March 2008). Mellon’s collection from the Yale Center Mellon in 1992. The Harrison Institute and for British Art juxtaposed with objects Yale University Art Gallery Small Special Collections from the Fitzwilliam to illustrate Library, University of Virginia Mellon’s ties to the United Kingdom. ‘Art for Yale:Acquisitions for a New Charlottesville The museum will also host a Century’ (18 September-13 January ‘Treasures from Paul Mellon’s celebration on Mellon’s birthday, 2008). More than 275 works donated, Library’ (15 May-January 2008). 11 June 2007. promised, or purchased in a special campaign launched in 1998. State Hermitage Museum Christie’s, King Street London St Petersburg Lectures in conjunction with National Gallery of Art ‘Great British Watercolors from the British Art Week Autumn Washington, DC Paul Mellon Collection at (15-22 November) with John ‘The First Impressionist: Eugéne the Yale Center for British Art’ Baskett, friend and advisor, on Boudin’ (until 5 August). Includes 40 (23 October-13 January 2008). ‘Paul Mellon as I Knew Him’ paintings and works from the gallery’s Co-organised by the Yale Center and (13 November) and Duncan collection, mainly gifts from Mr and Mrs the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Robinson, director of the Fitzwilliam Paul Mellon. Travels to the Virginia Richmond. Museum in Cambridge and former Museum of Fine Arts (14 November-27 director of the Yale Center for January 2008). Royal Academy of Arts British Art, on ‘Paul Mellon, the London Collector’ (20 November). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, ‘A Passion for British Art, 1700­ Richmond 1850: Paul Mellon’s Legacy’ ‘Paul Mellon: In His Own ‘Géricault to Bonnard: Recent (20 October-27 January 2008). Words’ Gifts from the Mellon Collection’ Around 150 masterpieces from the Yale Screening at the National Gallery (opens 13 June); ‘Great British Center for British Art. of Art, Washington DC (9 June) Watercolors from the Paul Mellon and the Yale Center for British Art Collection at the Yale Center for Tate Britain, London (25 May-end July). A 50-minute British Art’ (11 July -30 September); A display on the golden age of documentary film produced for PBS by ‘The First Impressionist: Eugéne British sporting art (15 October- Joseph Krakora, chief of external and Boudin’ (14 November-27 January January 2008). Includes works by international affairs at the National 2008). , Benjamin Marshall and Gallery of Art.

The Paul Mellon Centre Staff Director of Studies: Brian Allen. Assistant Director for Academic Activities: Martin Postle. Assistant Director for Administration: Kasha Jenkinson. Librarian: Emma Floyd. Archivist: Emma Lauze. IT Officer: Maisoon Rehani. Administrative Assistant: Lucy Nixon. Yale-in-London Coordinator: Viv Redhead. Editor, Special Projects: Guilland Sutherland. Special Projects: Judy Egerton, Elizabeth Einberg, John Ingamells, Mary Peskett Smith. Advisory Council: Malcolm Baker, David Bindman, Julius Bryant, Andrew Causey, Stephen Deuchar, Maurice Howard, Joseph Koerner, Lynda Nead, Marcia Pointon, Duncan Robinson, Michael Rosenthal, Kim Sloan, Giles Waterfield. Company Registered in 983028 Registered Charity 313838

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