Andrew Mellon (28 min)   

The National Gallery (28 min)

Andrew Mellon (1855 – 1937) was a “banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 February 12, 1932” according to Wikipedia.  This program is a re-enactment of his attempt to create a National Gallery in Washington, D.C. for which he donated his own private collection.

In the second video Julie Harris is our guide for a tour of the National Gallery.  We can appreciate how art itself can be a trip through time, history, religion, mythology, science, and other disciplines -- if one takes advantage of it.

Join arts enthusiast Jack Brin for this series of films about art and artists at Prosser Public Library on selected Tuesdays at 1:00 PM.   Each film screening will be followed by conversation about the particular artist and/or time period. Registration is appreciated.